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Jun 22, 2023

Now in Public preview & Targeted release: Animated backgrounds in Teams meetings

The animated backgrounds feature in Teams meetings allows you to replace an existing background with a dynamic animation for a more immersive virtual environment. It offers various options to enhance...

Copper Contributor

Oct 11, 2023

Jan_Steberl
The new Teams came out and I cannot find where to upload my backgrounds. In the old version it was the folder:
C:\********\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Teams\Backgrounds\Uploads
But the new version does not see the uploaded ones.

Can anyone tell me why?

Thanks!

W1lko
Iron Contributor
Oct 19, 2023
we used to do this too, however sharing custom backgrounds this way is now a Teams Premium feature. If you want to upload new backgrounds without Premium, you have to upload them individually now as you do if you're starting a meeting.
- MatthiasRodler
  Iron Contributor
  Oct 19, 2023
  W1lko
  
  Or you apply a group policy or a management directive to copy some backgrounds into that folder
  - W1lko
    Iron Contributor
    Oct 19, 2023
    Microsoft told us again last week through the UK escalation path that this method isn't possible and will not work - and reiterated that the only way this can be done is 'via the Teams Premium features'. Still ongoing.