Why is it that when I start up Teams it automatically opens up my Chats first?

Anonymous
2023-10-18T23:25:11+00:00

I have my Microsoft Teams set to open up automatically when my computer starts, however, whenever it starts up the 'Chat' tab is always showing first. How can I make it so that the 'Teams' tab is what's shown when it first opens up. This is ever since switching to the new version.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-05-07T16:34:11+00:00

    That won't fix the issue. I did that forever ago and still it always defaults to chat. Microsoft doesn't care anymore.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-30T17:12:33+00:00

    Therresa did you get an answer to this question? I need this too, in a room full of people my chats should not be public when i fire up the computer.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-23T13:40:39+00:00

    I would love a fix to this problem. I want mine to open in chat, there is no way to change this setting. The old version did not do that. Very frustrating.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-18T21:42:55+00:00

    same issue can't have it start in calendar tab when using Mac - it defaults to chat which is about the worst default option I can think of.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-10-19T05:42:35+00:00

    Hi, Therresa

    Good day!

    Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community. We are happy to assist you.

    Accroding to your description, to change the default tab that opens when you start Teams, please follow these steps:

    1. Open Microsoft Teams.
    2. Click on your profile picture in the top right corner.
    3. Select "Settings" from the drop-down menu.
    4. Click on "General" in the left-hand menu.
    5. Under the "Application" section, you will see an option for "Open application in." Select "Teams" from the drop-down menu.
    6. Click "Save" at the bottom of the page.

    This should change the default tab that opens when you start Teams to the "Teams" tab.

    If the issue persists, please give an attempt for clearing the cache for your Teams - Clear Teams cache - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn.

    Thanks for your attempts and looking forward to your new updates.

    Hope you all the best!

    Sincerely,

    Alex | Microsoft Community Moderator.

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