Rename a Microsoft team

To rename or change the description of a Microsoft team:

1. Go to Microsoft Teams (desktop or browser). 
2. Next to the Microsoft team name, click on the ellipse (…) and select Manage team. 
3. At the top of the page that displays, click on Settings. 
4. In the Team details section, click the Edit button. 
5. Make changes to the Team name and/or Description, then click Done. 

Details 

The underlying Microsoft 365 Group that forms the membership service of a Microsoft Team has many different “name” attributes. The three most important names are: 

• Display Name 
• User Principal Name 
• Primary SMTP Address (Primary Email Address) 

It is possible to rename the Display Name for a Microsoft team and the Display Name for the underlying Microsoft 365 Group using the Microsoft Teams interface (both the team and Microsoft 365 Group will have the same Display Name). Changing the Display Name does not update the User Principal Name or Primary SMTP Address.

New Microsoft team name changes 

If you experience an error or have a problem trying to rename a recently created Microsoft team, it is likely due to the underlying SharePoint structure having not being in place yet. To speed up that process, do the following:

1. Go to Microsoft Teams (desktop or browser). 
2. Select the affected Microsoft team and then click the “Files” tab at the top. 
   1. It may take a few seconds up to a minute to process. 
3. Once the “Files” page displays with a document library, the required SharePoint structure has been built. 
4. Follow the Rename a Microsoft team steps (above).