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Microsoft Teams on VDI gets more features for calls and meetings – Microsoft Tech Community

 
Make Microsoft Teams/ Zoom work like normal on your VDI infrastructure with the help of optimization packs and other ways discussed in this. Teams users on VDI can now manage Teams calls and meetings in a separate Download the Teams version: Teams for Virtualized Desktop. Deploy the Teams desktop app to the VM. Download the Teams MSI package that matches your VDI VM operating system using one of the following.

 
 

Bulk install Teams using Windows Installer (MSI) – Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs

 
 

The date when Teams can start being added to existing installations of Microsoft Apps depends on which update channel you’re using. If you don’t want Teams to be added to existing installations of Microsoft Apps when you update to a newer version, you can use Group Policy or the Office Deployment Tool. Or, as an alternative, you can let Teams be added, but use Group Policy to prevent Teams from automatically starting when the user signs in to the device.

The following is a configuration. Also, in some situations, doing an Online Repair results in Teams being installed. For example, if Microsoft Apps is configured to get updates from the Office Content Delivery Network CDN and the update channel or version you’re using includes Teams as part of the installation.

If your organization isn’t ready to deploy Teams and you use Group Policy, you can enable the Don’t install Microsoft Teams with new installations or updates of Office policy setting. If you enable this policy setting, Teams won’t be installed in the following scenarios for Version or later:.

If you want Teams to be installed, but don’t want Teams to start automatically for the user after it’s installed, you can use Group Policy and enable the Prevent Microsoft Teams from starting automatically after installation policy setting.

By enabling this policy setting before Teams is installed , Teams won’t start automatically when the user logs in to the device. Once a user signs in to Teams for the first time, Teams is configured to start automatically the next time the user logs into the device. The user can configure Teams to not start automatically by configuring user settings within Teams or by clearing the Open Teams on startup check box on the sign in screen for Teams.

If you’ve already installed Teams but you want to use this policy setting to prevent Teams from starting automatically, enable this policy setting and then run this script on a per-user basis to reset the autostart setting for Teams.

But even if you enable this policy setting so that Teams doesn’t start automatically, an icon for Microsoft Teams will appear on the user’s desktop. If devices in your organization are shared by multiple users, be aware that Teams is installed separately for each user that signs into that device.

Installations of Teams average about mb, so hard disk space, as well network bandwidth for updates, might become an issue for these shared devices installed with Teams. In cases where shared devices are used by a significant number of users, you might want to consider not installing Teams on those shared devices. After Teams is installed, it’s automatically updated approximately every two weeks with new features and quality updates. This update process for Teams is different than the update process for the other Office apps, such as Word and Excel.

For more information, see Teams update process. If you’re using Version If you don’t want Teams included as part of the installation, there is an Office suite install package available that doesn’t include Teams. You can also use the install packages for individual applications, such as Word or Excel. For links to the most current install packages, see Update history for Office for Mac. Some Office plans include Microsoft Apps, but don’t include the Teams service.

Even if a plan doesn’t include the Teams service, Teams will still be installed with Microsoft Apps, as described earlier in this article. To prevent Teams from being installed, follow the steps outlined earlier in this article. For Office plans that don’t include the Teams service, a free trial version of Teams that’s valid for 1 year is available. Your users can start using it when they sign in to Teams.

For more information about this free trial version and providing your users access to it, see Manage the Microsoft Teams Commercial Cloud Trial offer. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Table of contents Exit focus mode. Table of contents.

Note To complete the installation of Teams on new or existing installations of Microsoft Apps, either restart the device or have the user log off and log back on. Note Teams is also included with the following new installations: Microsoft Apps for business, starting with Version , which was released on January 31, Microsoft Apps for business is the version of Office that is included with some Microsoft business plans, such as Microsoft Business Premium.

Office for Mac, starting with Version Office for Mac comes with any plan that includes Microsoft Apps. For more information, see Microsoft Teams installations on a Mac. Teams users on VDI can now manage Teams calls and meetings in a separate pop-out window, allowing them to use the main Teams client while a call or meeting is in progress.

Accessing Teams and chats will be possible while keeping the popped-out call or meeting window visible – whether on the same screen as the main Teams client or on a secondary display. Meeting and call controls such as mute, video, chat, and leave are now located at the top of the meeting window for easy access. Meeting screen pops out leaving the main Teams window accessible.

Getting started: Once users have the latest version of Teams and have satisfied the other requirements, they will see a banner when a new version of Teams is opened for the first time. At this point, they will need to restart Teams.

After Teams has restarted, users can open chat in a separate window by simply right-clicking on any chat and selecting Pop out chat option. Teams users on VDI can give and take control during calls and meetings while sharing their desktop. Give control Presenters can give control to another meeting participant to change a file, help present, or demonstrate.

Presenters can take back control of the shared content at any time. Teams then sends a notification to that person to let them know the presenter is sharing control. While control is shared, they can make selections, edits, and other modifications to the shared screen. Take control To take control while another person is sharing, simply:. Select Request control, from the sharing toolbar prompting the presenter to approve or deny the request.

Once a user has control, they can make selections, edits, and other modifications to the shared screen. To return screen ownership to the presenter, select select Release control.

This feature is available in desktop sharing scenarios but is not supported in individual window sharing. It will soon be available to Azure Virtual Desktop. Teams users on VDI can now use real-time captions to improve meeting accessibility for participants with hearing impairments, varying levels of language proficiency, or those who may be attending from noisy environments.

Users can also adjust the language captured for improved the accuracy of the captioning. During a scheduled Teams meeting, users can start a live transcription of the proceedings. The text appears alongside the meeting video or audio in real time, including the speaker’s name unless they chose to hide it and a time stamp. Once enabled, any participant can opt to see, save, and download the transcription. Learn more about using live captions in a Teams meeting.

Learn more about using live transcription in a Teams meeting. Learn more about spotlighting video in a Teams meeting. Teams background blur and effects is generally available on Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows Before or during a video meeting or call, users can change the appearance of their background with a blur effect or Teams virtual background template.

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