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How to Disable Birthday Calendars Across Microsoft 365
Question details
An organization is looking for a way to globally turn off the birthday calendar feature for all users within their tenant.
- Product
- Microsoft 365
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Managing organization-wide user settings and attempting to streamline the calendar view for all employees.
- Observed behavior
- Administrators are unable to find a tenant-wide setting to disable the birthday calendar, meaning users continue to see it by default.
Ensure you are logged into the Microsoft 365 Admin Center with Global Administrator or Exchange Administrator credentials to verify the latest available organizational settings.
Monitor Admin Documentation and Submit a Feature Request
Since there is currently no native organization-wide toggle for disabling birthday calendars, administrators must rely on individual user settings and submit feedback for future updates.
As of the current Microsoft 365 and Exchange Online capabilities, Microsoft does not provide a single tenant-wide setting or a universal PowerShell cmdlet to disable the birthday calendar feature for all users simultaneously.
To address this, organizations should encourage users to manage their own calendar views while administrators submit a formal request to the Microsoft product team.
Periodically review the Settings > Org settings section in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center and the official Microsoft 365 Roadmap for newly introduced calendar management tools.
Navigate to the official Microsoft Feedback Portal using your administrator account.
Search for 'disable birthday calendar tenant-wide' in the Outlook or Microsoft 365 category. Upvote existing requests or create a new one detailing your organization's need to manage this setting globally.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use PowerShell to disable the birthday calendar globally?
No. Currently, Exchange Online does not offer a specific PowerShell cmdlet or parameter to disable the birthday calendar feature for all users across a Microsoft 365 tenant.
How do individual users turn off the birthday calendar?
Users can log into Outlook on the web, click the Settings (gear) icon, navigate to Calendar > View, and clear the checkbox for 'Turn on the birthday calendar'.
Does turning off the birthday calendar delete contact birthdates?
No. Disabling the birthday calendar only hides the automated calendar view. The actual birthdate information stored in the users' personal contacts remains unaffected.
Where can I request this feature to be added by Microsoft?
Administrators should use the Microsoft Feedback Portal to submit requests or upvote existing threads asking for tenant-wide management of the birthday calendar feature.
