Forum Discussion
Teams auto starts DESPITE disabling it
Jule_Marie Hello Jule, this has been discussed in a previous conversation so I'm just going to link to that one https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams/how-to-prevent-teams-from-auto-launch/m-p/727148
But if you only want to know where the registry key is located:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run com.squirrel.Teams.Teams
Thanks for the answer! I saw the other thread, however I have done all the recommended actions. I disabled auto start both in the apps settings and in the computer's settings. This did not stop teams from auto starting though.
I can't seem to find the registry key, even though I've put its name in the search bar to check across my laptop. Where is the HKCU folder?
Thank you for your help!
Jule_Marie Hello! Go via the start button (Windows button), type "regedit" and press enter for the 'Registry Editor' to open up. Then browse to the location. HKCU stands for HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Good luck! 🙂
Thanks! I found the registry entry and deleted it! However...
I restarted my laptop and voila... Teams auto launched again. What kind of sorcery is this
Jule_Marie Hello again, I know that it's frustrating as the key needs to be deleted with a script. To prevent the behavior there's a GPO you can use and it has to be created before Teams is installed. But once you've started Teams after that it's going to start automatically again. There are a couple of UserVoice request you can vote on, this is one of them:
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/33728680-disable-startup-option
How about using Teams on the web if you don't want the Teams app to auto-start?