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Cant pop out meetings from teams chat
We can no longer have a team meeting/ call separate from the main Teams. If I need to go to my chats, the meeting will reduce to a small box so I cant view teams chats and the meeting at the same t...
Hey there,
So I did all of the things above. I am still getting the same results.
Thanks for providing the screenshot, just tested, that is the minimised version of the meeting. Right Click on the Teams Icon at the bottom of the screen, you should be able to select the full meeting screen and the minimised version
Best, Chris
jtgwin There is lots of work happening for VDI use of the new Teams client which is currently in Public Preview, I don't know about if this specifically is changing but it would seem likely to me. Keep an eye out for VDI changes announced when that new client goes to general usage.
StevenC365 is there a workaround for this issue when using a vdi or is that going to be a no go?
9akelly Could this be a very old version of the Teams desktop client, if you go to About ... Version does it start 1.5 ....
Is it being used via a VDI solution like Citrix, VMWare Horizon etc. ?
- I will let you know if we manage to get to the bottom of it!
- Hello! Yes, we also have some that have the original way.
Its extremely frustrating and job hindering.
No updates. I feel like I am in a twilight zone lol Some extremely nice people have tried to help but a lot of the settings they have, us with the new way don't have those settings. - Hello! We have some users having the same issue as this. It is really weird as we are on the same versions etc, but struggling to understand why some can do it and some can't?
I assume you have no further update on this? It is very annoying ha! It makes no sense! Thanks for that. Why not try the snap windows function. Shrink the windows (Teams App Window and Meeting Window) and drag them to the corners of the screens. Like this.
Otherwise, your case that you need to work on chat at the same time as watch and engage in meetings would necessitate a dual monitor setup. Use Teams app on one monitor and engage in the meeting in another
Best, Chris
- Yes, the minimized screen is when I click into my main chat screen, that houses all chats. If I make the meeting/call large again it overtakes my main chat screen that houses all chats. Which is what the issue is.
I do not have the option any longer to separate a call/ meeting from the main chat screen that houses all chats. I have between 20-40 chats going at any given time, if I were to have them all pop out, I would have 20-40 teams windows open and that is excessive in my opinion.
Previously if I had a call or meeting, a completely separate window would open with that call/meeting, leaving the main chat screen that houses all open chats separate.
At this point, I am assuming this feature has been taken away? A handful of people at my company still have the "old version". When they have calls/meetings, a completely new window opens, they can see all participants in a meeting if someone is screen sharing. They don't have to worry about popping out 100 chats in order to still see a meeting.
I even went as far as having my internal IT remove teams all together and reinstall it to ensure there wasn't an issue on my end. I have read countless forums visited many sites trying to find a way around this but there seems to be no way around it.
I sincerely appreciate your time in trying to help me figure this out. But I am accepting this is my fate lol If you hit the Share Button (between the mic and the phone) it should pop to being the full meeting screen too 🙂 Just found that!
