Participating in early access and feedback programs for new Teams Free features
On Windows, fully uninstall Teams by removing both the app and the machine-wide installer:
- Quit Teams by right-clicking the Teams icon in the taskbar and choosing Close window.
- Open Start > Settings > Apps.
- Under Apps & features, search for teams.
- Select Microsoft Teams > Uninstall.
- Confirm Uninstall, then approve the prompt to allow changes.
- Select Teams Machine-Wide Installer > Uninstall.
If the issue is with the new Teams client and a reinstall is needed, Teams can also be removed with PowerShell:
- For all users:
Get-AppxPackage *MSTeams* -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers
- For the current user:
Get-AppxPackage *MSTeams* | Remove-AppxPackage
To remove Teams machine-wide:
teamsbootstrapper.exe -x -m
If Teams is failing to launch or behaving incorrectly before reinstalling, these supported steps can help:
- Quit the Teams desktop app fully and restart it.
- Check for Teams updates.
- Clear the Teams cache.
- If needed, uninstall and reinstall the Teams desktop app from the Microsoft Store.
Important: if classic Teams was deployed machine-wide by an admin, make sure new Teams is deployed machine-wide before removing the Teams Machine-Wide Installer, or users can be left without a Teams client.
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