New Microsoft Teams client deployment

Philip_Fordham · December 7, 2023, 10:13pm

Microsoft has a new Teams client. According to the Teams admin center, the “classic” client will automatically update to the new client on 3/31/24 on systems that don’t have it yet. Installers and such can be found here. I didn’t see a listing for the new client in the Library or options to have the current deployment install the new client, so please correct me if I missed something.

RYC-Kent · January 16, 2024, 2:22pm

Just BUMPing this up…well I guess it’s more like BUHP?

also, posting this here by @homotechsual

Gav · February 15, 2024, 2:14am

New teams software has been added to global “New Microsoft Teams (work or school) (UWP)”.
Testing install/uninstall on Windows 10/11 tested well.

@Philip_Fordham @RYC-Kent or anyone else, give it a try and let us know any feedback.

RYC-Kent · February 26, 2024, 9:11pm

Hi Gav, thank you!

However, I see the parameters missing, which are important

AutostartTeams
OpenasHidden

I also state that it seems as if “openashidden” is not working in the current teams deployment

Gav · February 26, 2024, 10:39pm

@RYC-Kent do you have any references that advises this is possible to do with the new APPX version?
I’ve not seen anywhere to suggest this is possible with the new APPX version of the teams client.

RYC-Kent · February 28, 2024, 4:55pm

@Gav does this help?

github.com

FlorianSLZ/scloud/blob/main/Teams/Teams_open-in-background/Teams_open-in-background.ps1

$PackageName = "Teams_open-in-background"
$Version = "1"

$Path_local = "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\MEM"
Start-Transcript -Path "$env:ProgramData\Microsoft\IntuneManagementExtension\Logs\$PackageName-install.log" -Force

try{
    # registry key
    $KeyPath = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce"
    
    # Check if Property exist with correct version
    $PropertyName = "$PackageName - V$Version"
    $Property_existing = Get-ItemProperty $KeyPath -Name $PropertyName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if($Property_existing){

        try{
            ############################################################################################
            #   CODE TO RUN ONCE

            # End acitve Teams process

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From: https://scloud.work/teams-open-background

The above is supposed to be modified to work with new teams, it may also work with old teams.

Below are my notes and research on the subject, but I think the above solves the problem

Start Teams with this parameter:
Update.exe --processStart “Teams.exe” --process-start-args “–system-initiated”
or in the registry:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
“com.squirrel.Teams.Teams”=“C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Teams\Update.exe --processStart "Teams.exe" --process-start-args "–system-initiated"”
Launch Microsoft Teams Minimised in the System Tray | Alkane
https://www.reddit.com/r/Office365/comments/161azv0/can_i_make_teams_open_in_the_background_for_all/?rdt=59216
Teams is a ding-dong Electron app, which means it behaves entirely differently than the rest of the Office universe. You can find Teams settings in %appdata%\Microsoft\Teams\desktop-config.json

The setting you’re looking for is “openAsHidden”:true
To dispense with the annoying first-run spamming, look for “isAppFirstRun”:false

Yes, you get to set this for every user profile.

RYC-Kent · February 28, 2024, 4:59pm

not directly related, but this would be a good task, posting here

RYC-Kent · February 28, 2024, 5:01pm

also this guy may be my new favorite guy, watch out Gav, Darren, Kelvin, Joey (in no particular order, don’t get jealous)