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Microsoft Teams Black screen
A solution that works for me and does not require computer restart:
1. Hit `Win+R` to open a console prompt.
2. Kill all processes that have teams in their name with this command:taskkill /IM "teams*" /F
3. Launch Teams.
castrazozza Work around until a fix is deployed is to use Task Manager to delete all Microsoft Teams processes running... then it works without rebooting.
David_Rounds Thanks very much. That works!
Hi David. Yes, I tried that and it worked for me too. But without wishing to 'split hairs' I think you mean "end tasks" in the Task Manager, yes ? Deleting sounds a bit too permanent ! 😉
Tim_J_E I have this issue on my Surface anytime I undock and then re-dock my device (especially if it goes to sleep, or runs out of battery.... which doesn't take all that long these days!)
I find that "End Task" is the best workaround as well. I'm guessing it has to do with how the program operates in the background. Teams has its struggles, but overall, so much better than Skype.
