MS-700 Manage Meetings and Calling Practice Question
You are a Teams administrator for a large organization that uses Microsoft Teams meetings. The company policy requires that all meeting recordings be stored for 90 days and then automatically deleted. You need to implement this policy with minimal administrative effort. What should you do?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that meeting policies in the Teams admin center control recording retention, when actually retention is managed in the compliance center.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Create a retention policy in the Microsoft 365 compliance center for Teams recordings with a 90-day retention period.
The correct approach is to use a retention policy in the Microsoft 365 compliance center. Retention policies can target Teams meeting recordings, which are stored in SharePoint and OneDrive, and automatically delete them after 90 days. This is a built-in, centralized feature that requires minimal administrative effort and ensures compliance. Meeting policies and custom scripts do not provide the same automated, policy-based deletion.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Use a PowerShell script to delete recordings older than 90 days from SharePoint and OneDrive.
Why it's wrong here
While a PowerShell script could theoretically delete files, it requires ongoing maintenance, scheduling, and is not a built-in policy. It also may not cover all recording storage locations and lacks the compliance guarantees of a retention policy. This approach is not minimal effort and is prone to errors, making it a poor choice for the scenario.
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Configure a meeting policy in the Teams admin center to set recordings to expire after 90 days.
Why it's wrong here
The Teams admin center meeting policies do not include a setting for automatic deletion of recordings after a specific number of days. Recording expiration is not a feature of meeting policies; it is managed through retention policies in the compliance center. This option is incorrect because the setting does not exist in that location.
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Create a retention policy in the Microsoft 365 compliance center for Teams recordings with a 90-day retention period.
Why this is correct
A retention policy in the Microsoft 365 compliance center can be applied to Teams meeting recordings stored in SharePoint and OneDrive. Setting a 90-day retention period with deletion after that period ensures recordings are automatically removed. This is the centralized, minimal-effort solution that meets the requirement without manual intervention.
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Set the Teams meeting recording storage to Stream and configure a Stream retention policy for 90 days.
Why it's wrong here
New Teams meeting recordings are stored in SharePoint and OneDrive, not in Microsoft Stream (Classic). Stream (Classic) is deprecated for new recordings. Configuring a Stream retention policy would not affect recordings stored in SharePoint/OneDrive. Therefore, this option does not meet the requirement and is based on outdated storage behavior.
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