Apr 06 2020 01:34 PM
I have been running Teams client on my Mac for over a year now, through various updates and versions both of the Teams client and of MacOS. I'm currently on MacOS 10.14.6 and Microsoft Teams Version 1.3.00.4460.
What I see regularly is that the main Teams window just stops being accessible. Usually I have it running all the time in the regular display mode - not full screen - and can alt-tab switch between Teams and other apps as normal. Then, after a while, I suddenly find that when I alt-tab to Teams, the app window no longer appears. The menubar shows the Teams menu, and I can go through the menu OK, but most options have no effect. 'About Microsoft Teams' does nothing. Window > Bring All to Front does nothing. Window > Minimize does nothing, etc. The Help options mostly work, but that's about all.
The only solution is to Quit Microsoft Teams and restart the app.
It's a real pain. I frequently end up missing messages because of this.
Has anyone else encountered this issue?
Apr 18 2020 11:25 AM
I'm on Mac OS 10.15.2 and Teams version 1.3.00.8663. Been running it for well over a year and not had any of the issues you describe.
Guessing you've tried all of the obvious? Uninstall/reinstall? Different Mac profile and see if any difference? Clean up clutter on the Mac etc?
Apr 27 2020 03:13 AM
Hey @RichBaldry I've got exactly the same issue on mine. I've used Teams daily for over two years now and it continues to happen every other day or so. The number of times that I've missed notifications from colleagues trying to get in touch are countless.
It is clear that Teams loses reference to the Window and you cannot create a new one. If you press Ctrl-down arrow (or whatever your shortcut is) to show all windows for the current application it simply says 'No Available Windows' - the same as if you've manually closed the main Teams window. In fact - if you manually close the main window I don't see a way to open a new one. I assume this is what happens when Teams has been open for a while.
Very frustrating.
Jul 20 2020 06:47 AM
I have the same problem except that even though I restart the app, I cannot see anything anymore @RichBaldry - maybe instead of making an Electron-based App, should Microsoft develop a real software for Mac like in Excel or Word ...
Oct 19 2020 04:19 AM
@RichBaldry Yep. Same behaviour here....
Oct 19 2020 04:20 AM
Oct 19 2020 12:56 PM
Oct 20 2020 01:35 AM
Hi, Peter
Mac OS is 10.15.7
Microsoft Teams was 1.3.00.24758 - now 1.3.00.15561
For essentials like OS and Office related things my machine is controlled from my university's IT department, so many updates are forced... i.e. I assume managed deployment of Teams, and that it is part of the Office 365 we all have to use, but actually I don't know.
In addition, all IT managed machines come with a preinstalled "software center" (a Google/Fabric/Jamf thingy) we are supposed to use for SW downloads. Here I spotted a Teams SW too - apparently not previously installed as it read "Install" (I must have obtain the Teams version 1.3.00.24758 instance via other means, which I regreattably don't recall). And so I installed this to see of it was a newer version (Software Center had no information on version number).
All in all, I will have to wait a day or two to tell you if the problem persists.
I sorry to exhibit such bad debugging behaviour... :pensive_face:
Oct 20 2020 01:47 PM
This is a really detailed explanation - thank you. Not bad debugging at all!
So your Mac is bang up to date, I have Teams version 1.3.00.26266.
Have you talked to your IT Team about the issue? Could be something else on the Mac is causing the issues perhaps.
Oct 28 2020 01:40 AM
@PeterRising I have just realised that unfortunately the problem still persists - despite my is Teams 1.3.00.26266 (it was updated on 23/10/2020, i.e. three days after our last interaction).
I haven't involved my IT team yet. Partly because I prefer to talk F2F, which I can't right now (I work from home due to corona restrictions), partly because I have other challenges with my Mac, that I would rather prioritise (challenges I am also hesitant to talk to my IT team about - they are pretty Windows-centric :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:).
I suppose I jumped into this discussion just looking for a "quick fix" if there happened to be one - which doesn't seem to be the case. So, I guess I will just live with this mildly irritating phenomenon ;p
Thanks for taking an interest 🙏🏻
Oct 29 2020 04:29 AM
Yeah working on Mac with M365 can be frustrating at times, but it always gets there in time.
Dec 07 2020 12:51 AM
I have the same problem, and I have noticed that what causes it is the "Microsoft Teams Notification" window (the small popup with new chat messages) that doesn't close properly. Alt+Tab goes to that window, which is no longer visible, rather than to the main interface. I have to manually go to "Windows" and select the main window to see it each time. This is super annoying, and restarting the programme after each message received is of course not feasible. I'm looking to turn off these popup windows, and see if this improves things.
My Mac and all the software on it are set to auto-update, so I should have the latest versions of everything.
Dec 17 2020 04:54 PM
@nadinehengen Just adding my name to this list of people having this problem. I too have noticed that it seems to happen when the notification dialog is closed and Teams doesn't register that properly. There's no question that this is a bug that Microsoft needs to fix. It's not a "make sure your OS is up to date" problem.
Although to be fair, "spaces" in Mac OS is terrible. I'm sure it's a real pain for application programmers to make sure they are doing everything right.
In any case it would be great to have a fix. Certainly only 1 in 100 people having the problem are represented here...
Jan 14 2021 01:07 AM
@RichBaldryI have the same issue, normally after a long period of inactivity (e.g., overnight) the teams window has totally disappeared. Sometimes I'll see it literally disappear in front of my eyes, although Teams is still apparently running - just the window is not accessible. I also don't know about you but I also, at any point, cannot CMD-Tab to Teams, it just doesn't shift to that desktop (ever). Very annoying as being visible and being able to CMD-Tab to it are both key functionalities..
Mar 10 2021 06:47 AM
Mar 20 2021 09:56 AM - edited Mar 20 2021 10:02 AM
Exact same problem(s +with my IT team) ... and having to re-start Teams :( as current "solutions"
Apr 09 2021 02:50 AM
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