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 You can specify the client experience the users in your organization will see by using the Set-CSClientPolicy cmdlet with the EnableSkypeUI parameter. Or, if you have not yet upgraded all users to Skype for Business Server 2015, you might want all users to have the same client experience until all are upgraded to the new server. For example, you might want to deploy the Lync client experience until users in your organization are fully trained in the new Skype for Business experience. As an administrator, you can choose the preferred client experience for your users. Lync Server 2013 supports the new Skype for Business client experience as well as the Lync client experience. For detailed information about the new client experience, see Lync is now Skype for Business - see what's new. In addition to all the features of Lync, Skype for Business provides new features with simplified controls and familiar icons. Skype for Business provides a new user experience that is based on the Skype consumer product experience. For information about updating Lync Server 2013, see Updates for Lync Server 2013. You can configure the client experience only if you are running Lync Server 2013 with the December 2014 Cumulative Update (.857) or later installed.
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Summary: This topic describes how to configure the client experience for Skype for Business client users in a Lync Server 2013 environment.