New Teams for work only installs per user

Anonymous
2024-05-31T09:29:53+00:00

We are a college that uses many shared computers between students and staff. Since, moving over to your new teams I've been disappointed to find out that the installation only works per user! This has now become a massive headache for the IT department. Previously we would either put the teams wide installer on our golden image or deploy it via SCCM. Can you please give us a solution which will allow us to make this a machine install rather than a user based install. Thank you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-05-31T10:02:06+00:00

    Hello Muazzam,

    * I am a Microsoft user like you, providing solutions to community members; I am NOT a Microsoft employee.

    You're right, Microsoft Teams for work or school currently doesn't offer a direct method for machine-wide installation on shared computers. This can be a challenge for educational institutions like yours that rely on shared devices. Here are a few alternative approaches you can consider:

    1. Leverage the Teams Web App: This might be the simplest solution for your scenario. The Teams web app allows users to access most Teams functionalities directly from a web browser without installing any software. This eliminates the need for per-user installations.
    2. Utilize Shared Computer Sign-Out: Encourage users to sign out of Teams completely when they finish their session on a shared computer. This ensures their credentials aren't saved for the next user. Consider implementing automatic sign-out policies or scripts to enforce this practice.

    Hope this helps.

    • Stephen N.

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