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No desktop app, no app button on Teams
I'm on an MS365 personal account. I tried to add the "apps" to Teams. I've tried changing permissions, running it as administrator, and changing the settings. So, I find out "If the Apps button is missing, it may be due to policy settings or the user's account type. For instance, the button is not available for personal Microsoft Teams accounts. Users can try using the web version of Teams or check for updates to the desktop app." I tried the web version and it's not there either. No apps button. So, I uninstalled and reinstalled the Teams desktop app. Now, I'm prompted the Store couldn't open the app and directed me to go to the Start menu. I did. Teams does not show up. I can't use the desktop version at all. Why can't I reinstall Teams? How do I fix this? And why is MS not allowing the "Apps" function on personal accounts? Is there a workaround?
More control with Teams chat notifications (Duration, marking as Read)
Currently in Teams it shows you if you have unread chats in your taskbar notification icon (small red bell). But to mark that notification as read you have to open up Teams and then highlight the conversation to mark it as 'Read'. Does anyone know if there is a way, or given thought to building a way, to have more control over the notification pop-up that would allow you to control how long the notification displays when a new chat is received and to also add a button that would allow you to mark the chat as read rather than opening the entire Teams application? I'm not seeing this ability in either the "Teams built-in" or "Windows" notification styles.' Thank you for your consideration! ChrisMicrosoft Makes Another Change to Teams Channel Email Storage Location
In January 2025, Microsoft changed the SharePoint folder location to store copies of the email sent to Teams channels. Apparently, this update improved security, but it’s unclear exactly how the improvement comes about unless through obscurity. In any case, we missed this change completely and are publishing this note to remind everyone else of the importance of reading message center posts. https://office365itpros.com/2025/11/13/email-sent-to-teams-channels/
bug: no tray icon notification badge for new messages in the account not currently active.
The teams windows tray icon is supposed to show a new messages/activity badge. If you have multiple M365 accounts in Teams and there's a new message in the account that's not currently active, it does show the transient notification popup but the tray icon does not change. win11 24h2, Teams version 25094.310.3616.953
Teams Gains Ability to Start Chat with Email Address
A new Teams feature allows users to initiate chats with any email address. This caused some commotion in the security community, but it’s not that bad. In fact, it’s an extension of existing functionality that allows Teams users to chat with guest accounts. All that’s happening is that initiating a chat causes a new guest account to be created in the tenant, and there’s lots of controls to make sure that guests are controlled. https://office365itpros.com/2025/11/10/chat-with-email-address-teams/
Chat History Not Visible for New Participant
I conducted a test where a new participant was added to an ongoing chat. The participant is successfully added to the chat but cannot see the chat history. However, the participant remains in the chat after the conversation ends. Is there a central-level setting that prevents the chat from including historical messages and always creates a new chat for added participants?
