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 Where XdsIdentity refers to the Global policy or a named site policy. You can specify the client experience the users in your organization will see by using the Set-CSClientPolicy cmdlet with the EnableSkypeUI parameter: Set-CsClientPolicy Before you attempt to configure your client environment to use the Lync 2013 client, please check the client version to ensure it does not start with the number 16 for example: 16.x.x.x.

The Lync 2013 client experience is not an option for Skype for Business 2016 client versions or later. Or, if you have not yet upgraded all users to Skype for Business Server, 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. Skype for Business Server supports the new Skype for Business client experience as well as the Lync client experience. For detailed information about the new client experience, see Explore Skype for Business. In addition to all the features of Lync, Skype for Business provides new features with simplified controls and familiar icons. Skype for Business 2015 provides a new user experience that is based on the Skype consumer product experience.

Summary: Read this topic to learn how to configure the client experience for Skype for Business 2015 users.

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