Removing the"Suggested" List in Teams Chat

I think I figured a way to remove these suggestions. I was in disbeilf and agree with all comments and determined to find the solutions. I noticed that a majority of the suggestions were from organizations that shared external and/or guest access. I focused on how to remove external and/or guest access and went through these steps:

1. Go to Admin Settings
2. Select Users
3. All users listed can be deleted one at a time
4. Select the three dots next to the users that you don't want
5. Sign out of Teams
6. Sign back in and the "suggested" list should be gone - or only contain names from external users

Hope it works for you. Let me know

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I also went into my registry and removed all reference to Teams as it will use those settings:

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o thoroughly uninstall Microsoft Teams from your Windows profile, follow these steps:

1. Close all active Teams windows and processes.
2. Open the Windows Settings app.
3. Click on "Apps & features."
4. In the search bar at the top, type "Teams."
5. Select the Microsoft Teams application icon with the purple background.
6. Click on "Uninstall."
7. Confirm the uninstallation by clicking "Uninstall" again.
8. A dialog box will appear, asking for permission to make changes to your device. Click "Yes" to proceed.
9. Microsoft Teams will be uninstalled from your computer.

Once Teams is uninstalled, you can remove any remaining Teams files by deleting the following folders:

• %appdata%\Microsoft\Teams
• %localappdata%\Microsoft\Teams

Additionally, you can delete the following registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Teams
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Teams

To delete a registry key:

1. Open the Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to the registry key you want to delete.
3. Right-click on the registry key and select "Delete."
4. Confirm by clicking "Yes."

After deleting the Teams folders and registry keys, restart your computer to ensure that Teams is completely uninstalled from your Windows profile.

I have installed the standalone version of Teams and am experiencing the problem!

I uninstalled the Teams that comes with Office365. I then downloaded and installed the stand alone version of Teams, logged in with my Office account and it the list went away.

Arrrrg, I just started to experience this problem myself yesterday.

It is insane that this i) cannot be turned off or ii) names cannot be deleted. I have the names of individuals whose e-mail addresses no longer exists and I cannot get rid of them!

The proposed solution in File Explorer is not working for me.

Why cannot they not fix such simple problems it is maddening!!