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
    2021-03-04T22:09:13+00:00

    In the last silent update, this workaround went away as others have pointed out. Minimizing the meeting window is a partial workaround but unfortunately the minimized window does not return with all its capabilities; something is obviously going wrong in the process (can't see shared screens, for instance; conversation opens but can't be closed).

    Please fix this!

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-03-04T12:01:14+00:00

    You can't!

    Someone thought it would be a good idea to completely remove the option.

    You're now forced to have an independent, fixed size window right in the middle of your screen even if it's just a voice call. No matter where you try to put the new window to get it out of the way it will always popup back in the middle of the screen when recalled.

    In every other video application it opens in the application with the option to "pop out".
    So no idea where this annoying concept came from.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-03-04T11:13:57+00:00

    Hi,

    Disabling the new meeting experience is no longer an option in settings. I'm using Microsoft Teams Version 1.4.00.4971.

    How do I disable the new meeting experience it's really annoying.

    Thanks,

    Paul

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-03-02T10:26:36+00:00

    I don't see how having multiple windows open instead of one is a better experience on a single display.

    It's bad enough that the update forced the change on me but now there isn't even an option to revert.

    Someone actually spent time in development to remove a choice from the customer that was already available.

    GIVE ME BACK A CHOICE!

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