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Open files by default in Desktop or Browser or Teams
The release notes for version Version 2105 (Build 14026.20246) say: "User preference setting to open files by default in Desktop (or) Browser (or) Teams: Users can set their default preference as Bro...
Hi Chris70
The users do it in the desktop client > (...) Settings next to Avatar > General > Files (Scroll to bottom)
Best, Chris
I can only chose to open between Teams and the browser, not the desktop app. Anyone with a solution for this?
Gustav_S If you are using the desktop client you should see the choice of the Desktop app in addition to Teams and Browser. However if you are accessing Teams via the browser you only you see the option for Teams and Browser.
Where exactly are these magical settings? Below is what I see when I select the gear/settings icon next to my avatar. May I add that this recent change to requiring users to select the option to work on the desktop is the most user-hostile, misbegotten change I've seen from Microsoft in my many years of suffering the products I pay so much to use.
Below is what I see in Teams. And yes, i find it quite annoying that, when working on Desktop, I still have to explicitely ask to open a file in a desktop app....
NikkiChapple_ I also have the desktop version installed and only see the Teams and Browser options, No option for App
- Hi,
If you can't see it yet,
1.) Try updating the Teams client
2.) If that doesn't work enable preview (public or developer). Note to enable public preview you/your admin will need to enable you to see the option in the Teams client. Once enabled in the TAC, go to (...) next to the avatar > about > public preview. It'll 100% be there in preview.
Best, Chris
- This is working for me for Word and power point from a Teams chat file! So great!
I am also using Tasks by Planner and Todo inside of Teams, but this setting doesn't seem to work from there. Any ideas when it will be added? This is such a timesaver.
