

For information about how to create a Group Policy Object to update the registry on a domain joined computer, see the section later in the topic. You should do this before the first time users launch the Skype for Business client, and you should do this only once. Update the system registry on the user's computer. If you want to display the Lync user interface when users launch the Skype for Business client for the first time, follow these steps before the client is started for the first time after being updated:Ĭonfirm that the value of EnableSkypeUI is set to $False in the policy you are using as described previously.

After several minutes, users will then be asked to switch to Lync mode. The next command assigns the policy, SalesClientUI, to all members of the Sales department: Get-CsUser -LDAPFilter "Department=Sales" | Grant-CsClientPolicy -PolicyName SalesClientUIīy default, when users launch Skype for Business 2015 for the first time, they will always see the Skype for Business user interface-even if you have selected the Lync client experience by setting the value of the EnableSkypeUI parameter to $False as described previously. If you want to configure the client experience for specific users within your organization, you can create a new user policy by using the New-CsClientPolicy cmdlet, and then assign the policy to specific users by using the Grant-CsClientPolicy cmdlet.įor example, the following command creates a new client policy, SalesClientUI, that selects the Skype for Business client experience: New-CsClientPolicy -Identity SalesClientUI -EnableSkypeUI $true The next command selects the Skype for Business client experience for all users within the Redmond site: Set-CsClientPolicy -Identity site:Redmond -EnableSkypeUI $true The next command selects the Lync client experience for all users in your organization affected by the Global policy: Set-CsClientPolicy -Identity Global -EnableSkypeUI $false The following command selects the Skype for Business client experience for all users in your organization affected by the Global policy (remember, site or user-specific policies override the Global policy): Set-CsClientPolicy -Identity Global -EnableSkypeUI $true

Where XdsIdentity refers to the Global policy or a named site policy. You can specify the client experience the users in your organization will see by using the Set-CSClientPolicy cmdlet with the EnableSkypeUI parameter: Set-CsClientPolicy Before you attempt to configure your client environment to use the Lync 2013 client, please check the client version to ensure it does not start with the number 16 for example: 16.x.x.x. The Lync 2013 client experience is not an option for Skype for Business 2016 client versions or later.
