This is how you prevent Microsoft Teams from starting itself

While Microsoft Teams is a handy app for home workers, helping them stay in touch with colleagues and business partners, that doesn’t mean the app has to be on every time you turn on your computer. We explain how to prevent Teams from starting with Windows.

Fortunately, preventing Microsoft Teams from turning itself on during startup is very simple. You just arrange that via the app Institutions on Windows 10 or Windows 11. Within the settings, go to the item apps and press in the menu Startup† That’s the bottom option. Now you will see a list of apps that can all be launched or launched when Windows starts up.

Many apps probably have the blue slider to the right; that means that those apps will start automatically after switching on.

Not letting Microsoft Teams start

You may already feel it coming. In the list of apps, find the Microsoft Teams application. Then click the slider so that button becomes transparent and shifts to the left. That’s really all you need to do to prevent Microsoft Teams from starting itself.

While you’re here, it’s a good idea to check what else is automatically activated when you start Windows 10 or Windows 11. After all, the fewer apps that become active, the faster the operating system loads.

In addition, it is possible that Microsoft Teams is listed twice. Sometimes there is a distinction in the program in the form of Microsoft 365 and your personal account. This doesn’t have to be the case for everyone, but it can’t hurt to check this out. This way you can be sure that Teams does not start without your permission.

Uninstall Microsoft Teams

If you want to get started with Microsoft Teams later, that doesn’t have to be a problem. Then you simply open the start menu and search for the app. You may have a shortcut in the menu, otherwise just type in ‘microsoft teams’. Then the application will come up automatically and you can start up and use the program as you intended.

Do you not use the program and would you prefer to get rid of it completely? Earlier we discussed how you can remove Microsoft Teams from Windows 11, of which it is (unlike Windows 10) a standard part.

Are you an avid Teams user? You get to know all the ins and outs of Microsoft’s meeting service with the course bundle Getting started with Teams†

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