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I've been using MS Teams to work with PowerPoint and Excel documents with the option Open in desktop app. Until a few weeks ago when I try to open a document with the option open desktop app I get the launching window of the app (any office app like Excel, Powr Point, Word, etc.) but it doesn't start anything. This is with all the files I try. I haven't made changes to my settings or anything. I have tried to clear the cache in the Teams Folder and I have checked that the apps are linked to the right file types but nothing works. I also have looked on the official site for help and in this community but I can't find any fixes that solve this.
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Hi Kariem, could you walk me through the steps for adding "Type" column back please? However, as far as I know, I did not change my view... Thank you.
I fixed by renaming the file and it opened right up.
Well I found a solution that atleast works for now, I tried logging off teams and then logging in again which didnt work. Then I logged off with my personal microsoft account in word and logged in with my student account. And atleast for now I have access again.
Hi,
so I have kinda the same problem. Which started to occur a couple of days ago. I can work in documents inside teams with no problem, but personally I prefer the desktop version. But now if I try to open it in the desktop version it tells me to login. But when I log in it wont work, which is weird cause it did work before. In teams I'm logged in with my student account and on my pc with my personal microsoft account. But I tried logging in with both but, it just doesnt seem to work. If I try to login with my student account it tells me: 'An other account of your organisation is already logged in on this computer', which isnt true cause that aint the case (for so far I know). If I try to login with my personal account it tells me that: 'access denied, please contact the administrator', which I did but he couldnt help me.
Is there anyone who has or had this same problem?
*Edit: So I solved it by logging on with my student acc, dont know what the consequences are of this but atleast it works now.
Hi, how to clean the windows ? Did i have to install any apps ?