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MatthewI_632
Nov 26, 2021Copper Contributor
Getting kicked out of Microsoft Teams developer preview when computer is idling for a while
For the past week, every time my computer goes to idle for more than 30 minutes while opening Microsoft Teams with developer preview enabled, I get kicked out of the developer preview and I need to m...
Nov 26, 2021
Now I'm just guessing here, but it seems likely that every time you force an update by using the above link you're leaving the update ring to which you belong. Hence when your Teams app is idle and the client does it's own background checking for ring/available version you end up with another version/back to your ring. Is that something you could verify when being "kicked out"? You would have to look in the Teams log (right-click on Teams icon in taskbar).
As a general approach you shouldn't tamper with the version as the Teams app will take care of that itself. Teams is simply not as other software where new features are controlled by latest release, but rather decided backend OR by using the Public Preview/Dev Preview. The former is controlled by a the Teams update policy and the latter by the Teams setup policy. They are pretty much the same thing.
On very few occasions this hard force is done to make a new feature appear more promptly, the more official way to "force" though is from within your client by checking for updates.
Hope that makes the whole thing a bit more clear.
Adding this for reference https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/microsoft-teams-release-processes-why-do-i-not-see-a-feature-but/ba-p/2110426
As a general approach you shouldn't tamper with the version as the Teams app will take care of that itself. Teams is simply not as other software where new features are controlled by latest release, but rather decided backend OR by using the Public Preview/Dev Preview. The former is controlled by a the Teams update policy and the latter by the Teams setup policy. They are pretty much the same thing.
On very few occasions this hard force is done to make a new feature appear more promptly, the more official way to "force" though is from within your client by checking for updates.
Hope that makes the whole thing a bit more clear.
Adding this for reference https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/microsoft-teams-release-processes-why-do-i-not-see-a-feature-but/ba-p/2110426
- MatthewI_632Dec 03, 2021Copper ContributorI have tried reinstalling Microsoft Teams twice with the proper public version and then re-enable the developer preview. However, I'm still keep getting kicked out of the developer preview when my computer is being locked for more than 30 minutes.