Switching the Skype for Business user interface for users to Lync 2013

Switching the Skype for Business user interface for users to Lync 2013

The following powerShell show how to swith Skype interface

Grant-CsClientPolicy -PolicyName ClientPolicyEnableSkypeUI -Identity <username>

CAUTION   The ClientPolicyEnableSkypeUI policy will replace the existing custom policy setting for the user.

To enable all of the users in your organization to use the Skype for Business client, open the Remote PowerShell and type the following:

Grant-CsClientPolicy -PolicyName ClientPolicyEnableSkypeUI

If you set the policy right, you will see:

To enable all of the users in your organization to use the Skype for Business (Lync) client, open the Remote PowerShell and type the following:

Grant-CsClientPolicy -PolicyName ClientPolicyDisableSkypeUI

If you set the policy right, you will see:

To allow a single user in your organization to use the Skype for Business client, open the Remote PowerShell and type the following:

Grant-CsClientPolicy -PolicyName ClientPolicyEnableSkypeUI -Identity <username>

If you set the policy right, you will see:

To allow a single user in your organization to use the Skype for Business (Lync) client, open the Remote PowerShell and type the following:

Grant-CsClientPolicy -PolicyName ClientPolicyDisableSkypeUI -Identity <username>

If you set the policy right, you will see:

To allow multiple users in your organization to use the Skype for Business client, open the Remote PowerShell and type the following:

$users = @("sip:bob@contoso.com","sip:fred@contoso.com")

$users | Grant-CsClientPolicy -PolicyName ClientPolicyEnableSkypeUI

To allow multiple users in your organization to use the Skype for Business (Lync) client, open the Remote PowerShell and type the following:

$users = @("sip:bob@contoso.com","sip:fred@contoso.com")

$users | Grant-CsClientPolicy -PolicyName ClientPolicyDisableSkypeUI

To allow a group of users in your organization to use the Skype for Business client, open the Remote PowerShell and type the following:

Get-CsOnlineUser -Filter {Department -eq “Sales”} | Grant-CsClientPolicy -PolicyName ClientPolicyEnableSkypeUI

To allow a group of users in your organization to use the Skype for Business (Lync) client, open the Remote PowerShell and type the following:

Get-CsOnlineUser -Filter {Department -eq “Sales”} | Grant-CsClientPolicy -PolicyName ClientPolicyDisableSkypeUI

NOTES   The users name is the name of the users account that the policy should be assigned to. The users account name can be entered in one of the following formats:

• SIP address of the user
• User Principal name (UPN) of the user
• Domainusername of the user
• Active Directory display name of the user

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