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Allow Teams application start minimized
Hi,
If you check in settings you have the option "Open application in background", that will start Teams but it will only run in the background and not as open window when the computer starts. Test that setting.
There is also a uservoice requesting this setting to be configured globaly.
mstendah You could try clearing cache and/or reinstall Teams from your computer.
https://commsverse.blog/2018/09/28/clear-the-microsoft-teams-client-cache/
LinusCansby Running Microsoft Teams Version 1.3.00.21759 (64-bit). I've got the same problem (application launches full screen every time even with "open in background" setting checked). Cleared the Teams cache and no change
- Start Teams with this parameter:
Update.exe --processStart "Teams.exe" --process-start-args "--system-initiated"
or in the registry:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"com.squirrel.Teams.Teams"="C:\\Users\\xxxx\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Teams\\Update.exe --processStart \"Teams.exe\" --process-start-args \"--system-initiated\""- Thank you, that did it for me. I had to use the command line to disable media keys as well.
gardenzwerg The registry change suggested is not working. Do you know any alternate way?
dpjha Hi, don't know what has been done or not. But I would try this.
1. Verify the checkbox "start in background" is ticked and sign out of Teams desktop manually (top right corner).
2. Clear Teams cache (reset the app) by deleting all content here %appdata%\Microsoft\Teams
3. Sign into Teams and verify the start up behavior.
4. If it doesn't work. Uncheck the box and sign out of Teams manually and then back in and check it again.
5. If still no luck, reset all Teams autostart settings and then go to the Teams settings and verify.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/scripts/powershell-script-teams-reset-autostart
6. If you need to manage the entire autostart process you can use this.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/msi-deployment#prevent-teams-from-starting-automatically-after-installation
