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How To Open Files In Desktop App By Default In Microsoft Teams
This Microsoft Teams tutorial will demonstrate how to set Teams to always open files in their respective desktop applications. By default, Microsoft Teams will open files for editing directl...
Is there a way to do this at the tenant level so that each user doesnt have to set this up?
- On the general tab, scroll down to the Files section. There is a dropdown menu to choose between opening in Teams, the desktop app, or in browser. After changing the default option, simply left clicking the file will now open the file in the desktop app instead of within Teams.
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Rachel Gomezrachelgomez161999 this is not at the tenant level. if i have 150 users i dont want to go into every desktop Teams app and set this. I want a default at the tenant. please be advised we have an E5 license.
- Did you ever find an answer to this?
- To the best of my knowledge it is not possible. Hopefully if someone discovers this, they will update the thread.
