No, the ability to control notification emails for task assignments in Microsoft Planner is managed by the assignee, not the person assigning the task.

📌 Key Points:

• When a task is assigned, notification emails are sent based on the recipient’s personal settings.
• The assigning user cannot enable or disable these notifications.
• There is no tenant-wide setting to manage this behavior across all users.

🔧 How Assignees Can Manage Their Notification Settings:

1. Go to Microsoft Planner
2. Click the gear icon in the upper-right corner
3. Select “Notifications”
4. Toggle off “Send an email when a task is assigned to me”
5. Click Save

Only the owner of the Microsoft 365 group linked to a Planner plan has permission to delete the plan. This applies across both the web version and the desktop client of Microsoft Planner.

🧭 Who Can Delete a Plan?

• The plan owner is the Microsoft 365 group owner associated with the plan
• If you’re not the group owner, you won’t see the delete option
• To proceed, you’ll need to request deletion from the group owner or your system administrator

✅ Recommended Steps

1. Identify the group owner
   • Check with your supervisor or IT help desk if you’re unsure
2. Request deletion
   • Provide the plan name and reason for deletion
3. Create a new plan if needed, with updated members and structure

📚 Reference

• Deleting a Task or Plan – Microsoft Support

Microsoft Planner is tightly integrated with Microsoft 365 Groups, which means invitations are typically managed at the group level (e.g., HR, Admin HQ). However, you can still add individuals to a specific plan if your organization allows it.

👥 Steps to Add Individual Members to a Plan:

1. Open the Planner plan you want to share.
2. Click “Members” in the upper-right corner of the screen.
3. In the “Add members by name” field, enter the email addresses of the individuals you want to invite.
4. Select them from the dropdown list to add them to the plan.

⚠️ If You Can’t Add Members:

• Your organization may have restrictions on individual invitations.
• Contact a user with owner permissions for the associated Microsoft 365 Group.
• You may also need to speak with your IT administrator to adjust group settings or permissions.