Uninstalling apps from a Windows PC is pretty easy, and you can use multiple ways to remove apps. However, some programs are a bit difficult to remove from your Windows PC. One such application is Microsoft Teams. Some users tried uninstalling Microsoft Teams and noticed that the Teams app was installed automatically the next day. That can quickly get annoying.
Microsoft is really forcing users to use the Teams app, and that’s not cool by any standards. I’m also not sure why there is this particular behavior, but this is not how the uninstall process works. In fact, this will only infuriate users and push them to other apps or even the ecosystem.
Let’s learn how to uninstall Microsoft Teams so it doesn’t come back to haunt you.
1. Uninstall Microsoft Teams from Settings
There are two components to Microsoft Teams and this is the second that is worth noting. In fact, Microsoft mentioned this in one of their support documents, which most users either don’t read or can’t find independently.
The first component is the Teams app itself, and the second is called ‘Teams Whole Machine Installer’ which most users ignore. The function of this application is to search for the Teams application and if it is missing, reinstall it. Again, this is weird, but it is what it is.
This is the correct order to completely uninstall Microsoft Teams.
Step 1: Press Windows key + I to open Settings on your Windows 10 computer and go to Apps > Apps & features. Search Teams in search.
Step 2: Click on the application name and then select the Uninstall button.
You will have to repeat the same steps to uninstall the ‘Teams Full Machine Installer’ app.
Here are some interesting points to keep in mind.
- Uninstalling Office will also uninstall the Teams app even if you don’t want to. You will then have to reinstall Teams separately by downloading the executable. This is the standalone version.
- If you’ve ever repaired an Office app from Control Panel, it will reinstall the Teams app because, according to Office, it should be part of the suite. Because that’s no longer the case, that needs to be fixed.
This brings us to the next part. The Office suite that you have installed in your Microsoft 365 plan. Microsoft seems to be installing the Teams app for every user, which means you have to uninstall it for every user. Repeat the above steps as before, but with every user you created, including the guest profile. Do not restart your computer until you are done with that. Otherwise, Teams will be reinstalled and you will have to start from scratch.
2. Uninstall Microsoft Teams Using PowerShell
Microsoft provides a Teams deployment cleanup script that you can run in PowerShell to uninstall the Teams app. This is:
<# .SYNOPSIS Tập lệnh này sẽ gỡ cài đặt ứng dụng Teams và xóa thư mục Teams cho người dùng. .MÔ TẢ Sử dụng tập lệnh này để xóa và xóa ứng dụng Teams khỏi máy tính. Chạy tập lệnh PowerShell này cho từng hồ sơ người dùng đã cài đặt Teams trên máy tính. Sau khi bạn chạy tập lệnh này cho tất cả hồ sơ người dùng, hãy triển khai lại Teams. #> $TeamsPath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($env:LOCALAPPDATA, ‘Microsoft’, ‘Teams’) $TeamsUpdateExePath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($env:LOCALAPPDATA, ‘Microsoft’, ‘Teams’, ‘Update.exe’) try { if ([System.IO.File]::Exists($TeamsUpdateExePath)) { Write-Host “Teams Uninstall Procedure” # Uninstall Application $proc = Start-Process $TeamsUpdateExePath “-uninstall -s” -PassThru $proc.WaitForExit() } Write -Host “Deleting Teams folder ” Remove-Item –path $TeamsPath -recurse } catch { Write-Output “Uninstall failed with exception $_.Exception.message” exit /b 1 }
Here are the steps.
Step 1: Search and open PowerShell with administrator rights from the Start menu.
Step 2: Copy-paste the above code and press Enter. Wait for it to run its course.
Step 3: You will now switch users and run the script again for each user profile you have on your Windows computer. Do not restart the computer unless you are done. Once the script is run for each user, you can safely reboot.
How does the MSI Teams package work
This is for the geeks or those who understand how MSI packages work. You’re wondering what happens to Teams being installed for every user. I was wondering the same thing until I found Microsoft’s support document about Endpoint Configuration Manager, which explains the deployment process.
Microsoft uses something called MSI to install and uninstall most packages (applications and software) on Windows. The way Teams MSI works is every time a user logs into their account. It will automatically find the Teams app and install a copy if it finds it missing. It uses Teams Machine-Wide Installer for the installation, as we noted earlier. Applications are installed in the user’s AppData folder, which is normally hidden by default.
And this is why the Teams app gets reinstalled over and over again even after you just uninstalled it. Although not mentioned anywhere, it seems that the ‘search and find’ script only runs when the computer is restarted, that’s why I recommend you complete the uninstallation process before restarting. If not, it will run again and do what it was programmed to do. Computers are dumb in that sense. They don’t understand human emotions, like when you’re angry and frustrated.
go alone
Not everyone needs the Teams app. Not everyone who uses the Office suite has a team. Some of us work alone, while others use different video calling and project management apps. Different people have different needs. Forcing an app down the user’s throat is not cool, but perhaps, Microsoft has a reason we don’t know. Either way, you now know how to properly uninstall the Teams app.
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