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Copper Contributor

Jan 23, 2020

Solved

Allow Teams application start minimized

We are starting to use Microsoft Team in the company. We have automatic startup set up when the user logs in to Windows 10 and we need it to start in minimized mode and there's no way. The proble...

LinusCansby
Jan 23, 2020
Hi,

If you check in settings you have the option "Open application in background", that will start Teams but it will only run in the background and not as open window when the computer starts. Test that setting.

There is also a uservoice requesting this setting to be configured globaly.
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/31933039-global-setting-for-enable-teams-to-start-minimiz

dpjha

Copper Contributor

Nov 06, 2020

gardenzwerg The registry change suggested is not working. Do you know any alternate way?

ChristianBergstrom

Silver Contributor

Nov 06, 2020

dpjha Hi, don't know what has been done or not. But I would try this.

1. Verify the checkbox "start in background" is ticked and sign out of Teams desktop manually (top right corner).

2. Clear Teams cache (reset the app) by deleting all content here %appdata%\Microsoft\Teams

3. Sign into Teams and verify the start up behavior.

4. If it doesn't work. Uncheck the box and sign out of Teams manually and then back in and check it again.

5. If still no luck, reset all Teams autostart settings and then go to the Teams settings and verify.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/scripts/powershell-script-teams-reset-autostart

6. If you need to manage the entire autostart process you can use this.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/msi-deployment#prevent-teams-from-starting-automatically-after-installation