MS Teams for mac unable to share desktop or other screens - app and online versions

Anonymous
2020-02-13T17:45:06+00:00

In MS Teams , I cannot share my Desktop / Application Windows. Teams alerts me that it needs Screen Recording permissions, although I have actually granted these before, and the regarding boxes in System Preferences are already ticked. 

I have the newest version of Catalina and Teams. Nevertheless I don´t know exactly which applications are blocking the Teams screen sharing and why., I have followed all suggestions such as using the online version, same issue occurs, removing VPNs and rebooting and updating apps and the mac itself......I use Teams constantly for work and this is causing me a major hassle!

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-11-11T09:03:40+00:00

    Had the same issue, check that you have given permission for accessibility for teams under the Security and Privacy.

    I hadn't got this ticked, once I ticked it I then had the option to screen share solving problem #2 for me.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-11-11T08:31:23+00:00

    I have exactly the same problem, #2, and the solution described works. Thanks.

    Anyway, I tried also disinstalling Teams, cleaning Mac cache, rebooting, reinstalling Teams, logging out/in, always same problem... hope there will be a fix soon.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-11-11T07:36:18+00:00

    In MS Teams , I cannot share my Desktop / Application Windows. Teams alerts me that it needs Screen Recording permissions, although I have actually granted these before, and the regarding boxes in System Preferences are already ticked. 

    I have the newest version of Catalina and Teams. Nevertheless I don´t know exactly which applications are blocking the Teams screen sharing and why., I have followed all suggestions such as using the online version, same issue occurs, removing VPNs and rebooting and updating apps and the mac itself......I use Teams constantly for work and this is causing me a major hassle!

    Thanks

    I have started to have exactly the same problem since this morning.  No changes have been made on my MBP since yesterday, up to when everything was working smoothly.  I have tried the work around, reinstalling a fresh copy as well as clearing cache.  I don't know what else I could have done.

    Any idea???

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-11-11T01:33:30+00:00

    yes thats it! Ive been scouring the forums for some time but it seems most have problem #2. But problem #1 is the one that doesnt seem to have a solution. I dont even have the Microsoft Teams icon in the Screen Recording preferences. 

    Any help would be appreciated!

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-11-10T14:03:08+00:00

    NOTE: It seems there are TWO different problems here:

    1. Teams does NOT show up in Screen Recording Preferences, so you can't tick its box, and
    2. Teams DOES show up, but when you tick its box Team STILL refuses to share the screen

    I have #2, and found a workaround: LEAVE THE PREFERENCES PANE OPEN while trying to share your screen in Teams. This works like a charm for me.

    Ron

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