May 04 2021 02:57 PM
I am using Microsoft Teams Version 1.4.00.11161 (64-bit). It was last updated on 4/22/2021. Ever since the latest release, it has been stealing the focus from other applications. It does this consistently whenever I am on a video call and one of the other participants switches into (or out of) screen-sharing mode.
By "stealing focus" I am specifically saying that if I am focused on any other application on either of my 2 screens, and the other person on the call switches into or out of screen-share on their machine, then my local MS-Teams app window forcibly comes to the top/foreground window and grabs the focus away from whatever other window/app I was in. It forces me to alt-tab back to that application to continue.
And before you ask: Yes, I reported this via the "Report a Problem" link in the application as well. I just am so frustrated by this that I felt the need to report it here too, maybe to see just how many others are experiencing this behavior as well.
MS Teams: PLEASE FIX THIS HORRIFIC BEHAVIOR!
Sincerely,
Rich Larson
May 18 2021 12:23 AM
May 18 2021 08:50 AM
May 21 2021 12:35 PM
Hello @Rich_Larson, @jonaslomholdt
Have you reported this bug on the Uservoice feedback forum? That's where Teams engineers review bugs, feature requests and the number of people who vote for an item is given a lot of weight when prioritizing the workload. Thank you
May 24 2021 09:50 AM
May 24 2021 10:25 AM
Hi @Rich_Larson Really, we're not trying to add to your workload Each reporting vehicle serves a slightly different purpose:
When you report a problem, certainly it goes straight to the Teams engineers. But when you open a ticket on Uservoice, other users with the same issue (or same feature request) can vote on it, adding comments, and that helps the engineering team establish priorities when needed (they can't work on everything all at once!) Also, people who vote in UV will get an update whenever the status of that item changes, including the originator.
May 24 2021 10:52 AM
Jun 03 2021 09:24 AM
@ThereseSolimeno I found this that seems related, I've upvoted it: Teams focus issues when sharing content
Jun 03 2021 08:35 PM
@CPeach Thanks Crystal. I have gone in and upvoted it as well.
Jun 07 2021 01:27 PM
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Jul 14 2021 03:13 AM
Hi, any idea when this will actually be fixed ? It is a massive productivity drain and massively intrusive that an application steals focus with no input from me.
Jul 14 2021 06:15 AM
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Jul 14 2021 07:26 AM
@Rich_LarsonI'm not seeing that in my Teams client in Windows (v1.4.00.16575). Here is a screenshot for my Help menu.
Jul 14 2021 07:30 AM
@cheil1175 I have the same teams version and see the same thing.
Jun 07 2021 01:27 PM
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