Hi all, The way I work is that I have Teams open on the half of my 3rd small screen (laptop). Today I realized that recent chats pane just stay open which means that actual chat is now 1/4 of the screen.... (small slice) Previously I had to hover over chats icon and then select which chat I want to answer. This feature works when I zoom in A LOT (ctrl +) but it's impossible to work this way. I tried following things: Resize Teams window from both sides Move Teams window from left to right and then resize Unpin/Pin Chats icon Modify settings.json file with different settings...no luck Details: Microsoft Teams version: 24193.1805.3040.8975 Teams Client version: 49/24080212008 Everything works fine under version: 49/24071128825 Can somebody assist please? :) TO SAVE YOUR TIME - USE THIS FIX Go to apps and features found the app > clicked advanced options scroll down to the reset area and choose reset the app this is apparently a glitch that happens sometimes

This worked for a day and then the issue came back. Not a good solution.

Same here - though I was grateful for the reprieve.

NOW IT SEEMS TO WORK (Chat, Teams & Activity 'History' auto-hide, expand when you hover over them). Noticed yesterday (9/18/2024) that it only worked when I shrink the window small enough. Now (9/19/2024) it works when you auto-fit the window to less than 1/2 of the display area (or narrow enough) for it to Auto-Hide the history. here is my version today: VersionYou have Microsoft Teams version 24231.512.3106.6573.You've got the latest version. It was last checked on 9/19/2024.The client version is 49/24081700419.

Apparently, there was an update to Teams that fixed this issue today. I'm back to having my screen at 100% and the chat list will stay hidden. I guess enough of us complained that they fixed it.

How do I make Teams chats auto hide and open only when I hover over them?

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Hi all,

The way I work is that I have Teams open on the half of my 3rd small screen (laptop).

Today I realized that recent chats pane just stay open which means that actual chat is now 1/4 of the screen.... (small slice)

Previously I had to hover over chats icon and then select which chat I want to answer.

This feature works when I zoom in A LOT (ctrl +) but it's impossible to work this way.

I tried following things:

Resize Teams window from both sides
Move Teams window from left to right and then resize
Unpin/Pin Chats icon
Modify settings.json file with different settings...no luck

Details:
Microsoft Teams version: 24193.1805.3040.8975

Teams Client version: 49/24080212008
Everything works fine under version: 49/24071128825

Can somebody assist please? :)

TO SAVE YOUR TIME - USE THIS FIX

Go to apps and features found the app > clicked advanced options

scroll down to the reset area and choose reset the app

this is apparently a glitch that happens sometimes

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This happened to one of my coworkers this morning to fix it he:

went to apps and features found the app > clicked advanced options

scroll down to the reset area and choose reset the app

this is apparently a glitch that happens sometimes

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Anonymous

2024-09-10T13:29:37+00:00

This worked for a day and then the issue came back. Not a good solution.
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Anonymous

2024-09-10T13:37:53+00:00

Same here - though I was grateful for the reprieve.
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Anonymous

2024-09-19T16:45:08+00:00

NOW IT SEEMS TO WORK (Chat, Teams & Activity 'History' auto-hide, expand when you hover over them).

Noticed yesterday (9/18/2024) that it only worked when I shrink the window small enough.

Now (9/19/2024) it works when you auto-fit the window to less than 1/2 of the display area (or narrow enough) for it to Auto-Hide the history.

here is my version today:

VersionYou have Microsoft Teams version 24231.512.3106.6573.You've got the latest version. It was last checked on 9/19/2024.The client version is 49/24081700419.
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Anonymous

2024-09-19T16:58:16+00:00

Apparently, there was an update to Teams that fixed this issue today. I'm back to having my screen at 100% and the chat list will stay hidden. I guess enough of us complained that they fixed it.
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