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Lync is Microsoft's Unified communications Solution. Providing IM & Presence, Video conferencing, Enterprise voice, Office integration and Mobile apps as clients (iOS, Android, WP7, Symbian).

Any questions related to Lync clients, Lync Server, Lync integration tools, Lync Online (Office 365) can use this tag.

Definition from Microsoft's Lync product page Lync Microsoft® Lync® is an enterprise-ready unified communications platform. With Lync, users can keep track of their contacts’ availability; send an IM; start or join an audio, video, or web conference; or make a phone call—all through a consistent, familiar interface. Lync is built to fully integrate with Microsoft Office. The Microsoft Lync 2010 desktop client is available for Windows and for Mac and mobile versions are available for Windows Phone, iPhone/iPad, and Android devices.

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How to mute someone?

Every morning Alice and I have a Lync conference call with Bob and Charlie from the other office. I sit next to Alice, so when she speaks, I can hear her twice—through the air and with a delay through the headphones. This is aurally annoying. I…
Colonel Panic
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Can the 'Other Contacts' group be hidden in Lync?

Is there a way to hide the 'Other Contacts' Group that appears by default in Lync? I can "Rename" or "Delete" any Group that I've made on my own, but 'Other Contacts' doesn't offer those commands when I right-click it. The 'View More Layout…
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How to make Microsoft Lync instant messenger open reliably?

Often I try to open Lync 2010, but nothing happens. On inspection in task manager, there are several communicator.exe processes in task manager. How can I stop this happening, so Lync window opens reliably? Tedious workaround: kill and the…
Colonel Panic
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"Call" Button in Lync Contact List

Does anybody know of a way to hide or otherwise remove the "Call" button that appears on the right-hand side when hovering over a contact in the Contact List in Lync? A stray mouse click rings the phone of a random colleague.
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Can Lync switch audio device for a call in progress?

Microsoft Lync allows to select the primary communication device so I can switch between my USB headset and PC speaker/mic. But the settings is used for new calls only. Is there a possibility to change the communication device for a call in…
Zaboj Campula
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Accessing Lync from outside the domain

After working with my internal IT department, they've determined that the simple reason I cannot get to the Lync server from my home computer is because it is not a member of the domain. There are two solutions they proposed: join the domain, or…
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How can I share my desktop audio with Lync?

In a Lync desktop (or Application) sharing session, is there any way to share the audio too? A simple example would be Winamp. If I share Winamp, can the people I share the application with hear it? It appears not, but I have my fingers crossed that…
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Lync 2010, Group Chat deployment doubts

We currently support Microsoft Lync 2010 infrastructure. We are considering deploying Group Chat in order to provide persistent chat. Can not simply add the Group Chat services to the existing Lync 2010 Server, or does it require a separate…
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Can multiple Lync users all share their screens simultaneously?

It is clear how one may share a single screen among multiple users in a Lync meeting, but is it possible for every user in a Lync meeting to share their screen simultaneously, wherein the presentation area would automatically subdivide itself into a…
Michael Sorens
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Lync discards hyperlinks?

I don't know if it is my Lync configuration or corporate enforced policy but Lync seems to discard hyperlinks. For example if I copy the "formatting help" link on the sidebar here and paste it in a Lync conversation it appears as…
Miserable Variable
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Can I get Lync to save all conversations

Lync does not save the conversations by default as normal IM applications do. Once the window is closed, the conversation is lost and cannot be recovered, unless one has saved it using Ctrl+S at some point. Is there a way to change this behavior?
Art Gertner
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Share screen to multiple users on lync?

Is it possible to share my screen with multiple users on lync ? I'm able to do this one-on-one but I can't initiate a screen share with 2+ people. Any suggestions/reasons ?
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Error when installing Lync Server, "Installing OcsCore.msi(Feature_LocalMgmtStore)...failure code 1603"

Im battling to install Lync Server in a test environment and are at the "Install Local Configuration Store" step. The prerequisites seems alright but bombs when installing the OcsCore.msi ... Checking prerequisite SqlNativeClient...prerequisite…
Eric Herlitz
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