How? The easy way is to download my script, change the custom presences that is predefined in the script and run it. Turns out, you can by creating an XML file and adding a setting in your local registry. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could change your presence state in Skype for Business to match you current task such as busy in a Workshop, Do Not Disturb in a Pomodoro Sprint or Away Getting Coffee? If you are interested in setting Microsoft Teams status, check out how to set the custom Focusing status blogpost Requires administrative rights to your computer.
This works on Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Lync and Skype for Business desktop clients.