Hide a chat, remove chat history or leave a chat thread in Microsoft Teams

Hide one-on-one chats:

1. In your list of chats and channels, select the one-on-one chat you want to change.

2. Select More options   > Hide  ​​​​ to no longer see the chat.

Remove chat history in one-on-one chats:

When you remove chat history:

• It applies only to you.

• The other person still sees the chat.

• You can’t access the chat again, including through search.

1. In your list of chats and channels, select the one-on-one chat you want to remove.

2. Select More options   > Remove chat history  ​​​​ to remove the chat from your list.

Leave a group or meeting chat:

1. Select the chat you want to change and select More options   > Leave  .

2. Select the check box to confirm that you want to remove chat history from your chat and search lists when you leave. Select Leave​​​​​​​. ​​​​​​​

If you're a meeting owner, you can't delete or leave the meeting chat. However, if you're a participant in the meeting chat, you can delete or leave it.

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