How to not pop out the meeting window as a separate window?

Anonymous
2020-09-18T05:49:02+00:00

I'm not sureif it was an update or something. But all of a sudden everytime I join a meeting, it pops out to a separate window. I really hate this since I usually minimize the window within teams to do other tasks. How can I make sure that it doesn't get split into 2 windows? I really can't focus with this, how do I make it go back to normal?

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Anonymous
2020-09-18T05:54:04+00:00

Hello SrikarMaddula,

My name is Veejay, an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you and I'll be glad to help you.

If you don't want to pop out the meeting in a separate window, you should disable "Turn on new meeting experience"

To do that:

Click on your Profile Picture > Settings > Under General Tab, Go to Application Section > Uncheck/Disable "Turn on new meeting experience". > Close Window.

After that, Restart Teams by right clicking on the Teams icon at the task bar > Quit.

Then start Teams app again.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concern.

Thank you

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-03-26T02:04:06+00:00

    Hi Veejay, 

    I do not have the option mentioned above.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-04-05T13:59:51+00:00

    Yeah that option is gone now. Thanks, I hate it.

    Oh and do us a favor and don't purchase Discord, you'll only **** it up.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-03-18T19:25:47+00:00

    Looks like it Microsoft will not be allowing you to have only 1 window:

    https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/new-meeting-and-calling-experience-in-microsoft-teams/ba-p/1537581

    From the bottom:

    "What if I don’t turn the new experience on?

    We’d love for you to try it out. We’re making it available in this way partly because in the near future, we’ll turn the experience on by default. Eventually, the setting to turn it on and off will go away. At that time, the experience of meetings in separate windows, with the meeting controls at the top, will become the norm. So we want you to have ample time to get familiar with it."

    Great.  I tried it, didn't like it, and now have no choice.

    The new window always opens at the wrong size - some random size about half way between full screen and 1/4 screen.  It also doesn't remember the last size so EVERY SINGLE MEETING I GO TO REQUIRES ME TO RESIZE THE WINDOW!  This is the main reason I disabled this option in the first place and, now that it's permanent, it looks like I'm stuck with an annoyance 10 times a day.  Thanks Microsoft!

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-03-12T09:03:39+00:00

    This option has now disappeared - how to turn it off now?

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