Enable Desktop Sharing for a Lync User

To Enable Desktop Sharing to a Lync User, You need to apply a Conferencing Policy to a user


You can run the below command to enable Desktop Sharing for a Lync User

Set-CsConferencingPolicy -Identity Global -EnableAppDesktopSharing Desktop



If user need to share only a single application instead of entire desktop, run the below command

Set-CsConferencingPolicy -Identity Global -EnableAppDesktopSharing SingleApplication

If you want user shouldn't share the Desktop or a Program, run the below command

Set-CsConferencingPolicy -Identity Global -EnableAppDesktopSharing None

If user wants to share the Desktop & Program from their Lync Clients, then enable both Desktop and Application Sharing under Participant Policy from the Conferencing Policy

From Lync Control Panel - Click Conferencing - Edit the Conferencing Policy (Global) - From the Drop Down of Participant Policy select Enable application and desktop sharing - Click Commit

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