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How to Prevent Teams from Auto-Launch
- Hi chenrylee
AFAIK, not currently possible. Whilst you can script it or have a user uncheck it in the settings it does not occur by default
There are multiple uservoices of disabling the start up option, such as this
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/33728680-disable-startup-option
There is one here to turn off autostart for the entire tenant which may be closer to what you need.
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/33922291-disbale-autostart-in-teams-app-for-the-entire-tena
If these don't cover exactly what you need I would raise this as a new uservoice. To note however, it could be some time to get picked up and really, I think the general desire from organisations to use Teams is more to have autostart on by default rather than off
Hope that answers your question!
Best, Chris
Sorry. I am completely at sea. I now get the "Teams" pop-up everytime I start Edge. I do not need nor want "Teams." The two links you provided did not really help me. How can I stop "Teams" from appearing everytime I try to access Edge? Thanks. oilinvestor13@outlook.com
On July 9, Microsoft released new ADMX template files (4882.1000) to prevent Teams from starting automatically after installation (on every logon) until the user starts the program manually. Instructions can be found here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/teams-install#use-group-policy-to-prevent-microsoft-teams-from-starting-automatically-after-installation
GPO name is "Prevent Microsoft Teams from starting automatically after installation" under User Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Teams
- Correct, I have the GPO in place but I will tell you it does not stop the install from placing a Teams icon on the users desktop. If the user clicks on this they have initiated a start regardless if they are licensed or not. That action nullifies the auto-launch and will auto-launch from that time forward unless you deal with the icon. I am working on applying a scheduled task to delete the Teams.lnk on the users desktop so they are not in this situation. There is another option listed in this thread as well that takes a more programmatic approach. Have a look at that one as well.
