In February 2024 Microsoft will close its Stream (Classic) video storage service.

This may affect you if you have used Microsoft Stream (Classic) as the storage location for video or audio content you recorded or uploaded over recent years.

If you have used Microsoft Stream (Classic), it is important to review this article to decide if you need to take action.

What is Microsoft Stream (Classic)?


Microsoft Stream, more recently called Microsoft Stream SharePoint or Stream (Classic), is an online platform provided by Microsoft for the purposes of recording, storing and sharing video content through Microsoft Office tools and beyond.

The platform came to the fore during the Covid-19 pandemic but has since been gradually replaced by alternative Microsoft services provided through OneDrive and SharePoint.

Initially, Microsoft Stream was provided as a video repository. However, over time, and with the evolution of Microsoft Teams, the platform was used to record and store Teams calls when required, for the uploading of video content and, using a Stream interface, for webcam, presentation and desktop screen recordings.

What does the closing of Microsoft Stream (Classic) mean?


When Microsoft Stream (Classic) closes in February 2024 the materials and content stored on the platform will be removed.

As a result of this, any existing links to video and/or audio materials provided in presentations, documents and through platforms like Moodle will no longer work and this content will not be recoverable, unless it has been moved to an alternative storage location before closure.

Will this have an impact on me?


Quite possibly, as many colleagues used Microsoft Stream (Classic) and Teams during and since the Covid-19 pandemic.

The impact will depend on how you have used Microsoft Stream (Classic) and possibly Microsoft Teams recordings up to now. Consider the situation below that best describes your use of Microsoft Stream (Classic) and Teams recordings:

I have been using Microsoft Stream (Classic) as a location from which I share video and/or audio files to Moodle pages, students, for my teaching and learning support
You need to carefully consider how you continue to make these resources available to your Moodle pages and students.

Once the Stream (Classic) platform is closed in February 2024, existing resource shares and links in Moodle and in other locations will cease to function and the materials will be unretrievable.

To continue to use the materials and have them available to your students, it will be necessary to transfer content to an alternative service, such as MIC's YuJa Media Platform and to re-link or re-share them from there. YuJa will make sharing content easier as, being linked to Moodle, the complications of Microsoft sharing permissions are removed.

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Once media is uploaded to YuJa it resides within the uploading user's My Media folder. From here it can be catalogued and organised into folders or categories, be edited and amended, have descriptions and ancillary files attached and, when needed, can be shared to other users and to Moodle pages.
I have been using Microsoft Stream (Classic) as a file storage area for video and/or audio files; I do not actively use the files, but would not like to lose them
Though you may not use the files and materials on Microsoft Stream (Classic) actively, it is important to be aware that they will become unavailable when the Stream (Classic) service closes in February 2024.

It will be necessary to transfer the materials you consider valuable to retain to an alternative service.

If you wish to catalogue them and make them available through Moodle or other sharing, then consider MIC’s YuJa Media Platform.

If you solely wish to retain your own copies of the materials on Microsoft Stream (Classic), then storage on Microsoft OneDrive may be a suitable solution.

Remember that media files can be large and may take up considerable space on a desktop, laptop or mobile device. Over time, devices are updated and changed and like removable storage such as USB sticks they risk damage, theft or loss. Therefore, reliable, long-term storage, such as OneDrive or YuJa should be carefully considered.

Media files that are uploaded to YuJa are stored within the uploading user's My Media folder until required.
I used Microsoft Stream (Classic) in the past but I don’t continue to use it; the video and/or audio files I have are out-of-date or of low importance
While you may not place considerable value on the video and/or audio resources you have saved on Microsoft Stream (Classic), they did take time and effort to prepare and may have continuing value.

It is worthwhile reviewing the content you have and deciding if you wish to retain anything as, once the Microsoft Stream (Classic) service closes, the materials will be unretrievable.

Remember that media files can be large and may take up considerable space on a desktop, laptop or mobile device. Over time, devices are updated and changed and like removable storage such as USB sticks they risk damage, theft or loss. Therefore, reliable, long-term storage, such as OneDrive or YuJa should be carefully considered.

How can I see content I have stored on Microsoft Stream (Classic)?

Microsoft Stream (Classic) can be accessed up to February 2024. To review the content you may have stored on the platform, make sure that you sign-in before this date.

To see the content:
  • Sign in to you institutional Microsoft Office account at www.office.com;
  • Once signed in to your College account, browse to the web address web.microsoftstream.com using the same browser;
  • Microsoft Stream (Classic) should now open;
  • To view saved content select the My content drop-down from the menu bar and then select Videos from the expanded menu that opens.

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What is YuJa?

YuJa (pronounced /u.ja/) is the MIC media management platform introduced in 2022 to support the use of media content in teaching, learning and assessment across the College. YuJa was selected as a long-term, flexible yet robust service to address the expanding expectations and needs of the College, bringing the capacity to manage and distribute media from one location.

For more details on YuJa, visit the article What is YuJa?