Frustrated Over Forced Teams Installation

[ChrisBan35]

To the Microsoft Teams, team. I've uninstalled Microsoft Teams about 10 times now, and you keep forcibly restarting my system and reinstalling this platform which I do not want to use! 

I need a way to be able to disable this thing! I do not want it constantly popping up! 

I'm disappointed that Microsoft would make this an option that must be used, when I'm a single entity that does not need it. 

Please provide me with a way to disable or quiet this thing so its not in my face all the time... 

Thank you! 

[#2]

See here:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/configuration-options-for-the-office-2016-deployment-t...

Adam

[#3]

Sorry, see this doc as well:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/DeployOffice/teams-install

[#4]

@adam deltinger 

Thank you for the information. I'll have to wait until I have the time to sit down and actually do this. I was hoping Microsoft would be friendly and actually allow us to uninstall features we don't want. I didn't realize I would have to code my own install script. There was a time when a good old fashioned request to uninstall worked. And the only thing that didn't live up to that standard of professional character, we called a virus... 

[#5]

Those days are gone! But its rather easy and no coding skills are required :)

[#6]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the links you sent me showed me setting up a script that gave me varying options on installation control? Those varying methods required rewriting the install file... Correct? Or did I miss something? 

@adam deltinger 

[#7]

Here's what I found. If I wanted to exclude, I would need to use Deployment tool and add this .xml file info to configuration.xml file....

"<Configuration>
   <Add OfficeClientEdition="64" Channel="Monthly">
      <Product ID="O365ProPlusRetail">
       <Language ID="en-us" />
       <ExcludeApp ID="Teams" />
      </Product>
      <Product ID="VisioProRetail">
       <Language ID="en-us" />
      </Product>
      <Product ID="ProjectProRetail">
       <Language ID="en-us" />
      </Product>
      <Product ID="LanguagePack">
       <Language ID="de-de" />
      </Product>
    </Add>
</Configuration>
"

@adam deltinger 

[#8]

Yeah, basically all you need is to put teams under exclude:

There are tools online to help you out too with the configuration.xml, just google it :)