5 Best Ways To Set Up Microsoft Teams Machine Wide Installer

Microsoft Teams, like other remote working programs, has become an integral component of the work-from-home experience for millions of individuals across the world. Microsoft Teams is a terrific communication tool for workers available for free or as part of a Microsoft 365 subscription, but it isn’t for everyone.

You’d want to delete Microsoft Teams completely. Unfortunately, there are signs that Microsoft Teams will keep reinstalling itself if you don’t strictly follow the instructions on how to remove Microsoft Teams, as the standard removal methods won’t work for some users.

Set-Up Microsoft Teams By An MSI

1. Disable Teams Autostart (Command Line)
2. Disable Teams Autostart (Group Policy)
3. Install Teams Machine Wide Installer
4. Perform  Quiet Installation

MSI files provide administrators with more freedom and customization possibilities when installing software. If you’re going to deploy Teams, you have a few options to choose from, depending on your needs.

Download the MSI installer first, depending on your system architecture, before installing Teams.

1. Disable Teams Autostart (Command Line)

When a user signs in, the Teams client launches automatically by default. You can avoid this behavior by specifying the “noAutoStart=true” option during the Teams Machine Wide Installer installation.

• Disabling Teams from starting may be handy throughout the migration process. 
• You can, for example, allow your users to choose whether or not to use Teams.
• Run the command below in PowerShell (Administrator) to install the Teams Machine Wide Installer and disable Teams autostart.
  • msiexec /i Teams_windows_x64.msi OPTIONS=”noAutoStart=true” ALLUSERS=1

2. Disable Teams Autostart (Group Policy)

You can enable the to Prevent Microsoft Teams from starting after installation if you use Group Policy Objects (GPO). User ConfigurationPoliciesAdministrative TemplatesMicrosoft Teams is where you’ll discover this.

To regulate this setting centrally, use Group Policy Objects to prohibit Microsoft Teams from beginning automatically after installation. For example, you can make Teams the default choice for all users but not for a subset of them.

• To access the Group Policy Editor, go to Start then “Run.” In the Open box of the Run window, type gpedit.msc and hit Enter or OK.

• Navigate to User Configuration/Policies/Administrative/Templates/Microsoft Teams in the Group Policy Editor window.
• Double-click Prevent Microsoft Teams from beginning immediately after installation to modify the configuration.
• Click the Enabled option once you’re in the settings box.
• Teams will not start when the user signs the computer when this option is enabled.
• To implement the adjustment and close the settings box, click OK.

3. Install Teams Machine Wide Installer

You’re able to install the Teams Machine Wide Installer now that you’ve downloaded the MSI installer.

Run the command below in PowerShell as an administrator.

The ALLUSERS=1 setting causes the Teams Machine Wide Installer to appear in Control Panel’s Programs and Features and Windows Settings’ Apps & Features after installation.

The Teams Machine Wide Installer can then be uninstalled by any user with admin access to the computer.

• msiexec /i Teams_windows_x64.msi ALLUSERS=1

Admins can utilize the ALLUSER=1 parameter to configure per-machine installation when installing Teams to a Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). The ALLUSERS=1 argument is not the same as this one.

You should see a progress bar similar to the one below during the installation.

4. Perform  Quiet Installation

Teams Machine Wide Installer can be installed in the background. This alternative is more user-friendly because it does not cause the user any inconvenience. Use the /qn switch to install in quiet mode.

In addition to disabling Teams autostart, the command below does a quiet installation. Remember to perform the commands below as an administrator in PowerShell.

• msiexec /i Teams_windows_x64.msi /qn OPTIONS=”noAutoStart=true” ALLUSERS=1

Set-Up Teams With Microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise

1. Exclude Teams Installation Office (Deployment Tool)
2. Exclude Teams Installation (Microsoft Endpoint Manager)
3. Install Teams With Microsoft 365 Apps
4. Uninstall Microsoft Teams (Windows Settings)
5. Uninstalling Microsoft Teams (Control Panel)
6. Prevent Teams Installation (The Registry)

1. Exclude Teams Installation Office (Deployment Tool)

It’s also a good idea to keep Teams and Microsoft 365 Apps separate for shared remote PCs. You normally want your users to utilize Teams directly on their workstations to reduce delays.

Microsoft gives several options for installing Microsoft 365 Apps outside of Teams.

You can explicitly define the ExcludeApp component in the configuration.xml file to exclude Teams if you use ODT to install Microsoft 365 Apps.

• To begin, go to Microsoft apps on your browser.
• Once you’ve arrived at the App Admin Center page, scroll to the bottom and select the Create button.

• Select Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise from the Office Suites dropdown in the Products and releases section.
• Switch off the Teams app by scrolling down to Apps.
• Expand the Language section by clicking on it. Select the primary language for the installation from the dropdown box under Select primary.
• After you’ve chosen your language, click Export.
• Choose your chosen option from the selection on the Default File Format pop-up page.
• Click OK after you’ve made your option, and your browser will begin downloading the configuration.xml file.

2. Exclude Teams Installation (Microsoft Endpoint Manager)

When using Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager to deploy Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, there are options to omit Teams.

• To add Microsoft 365 to Microsoft Intune without Teams, follow the steps below.
• Open Microsoft Endpoint to sign in with your Microsoft account.
• Click “Applications,” “All apps,” “Add” after logging in.

• Click the App type dropdown in the Select app type fly-out, then select Windows 10 from Microsoft 365 Apps.
• Select the App type and then click the Select button.
• Leave the default options in the App suite information tab and click Next.
• Uncheck Teams in the Select Office apps dropdown under the Configure app suite item.
• Select an update channel from the “Update channel” dropdown menu.
• Select users or groups to make Microsoft 365 Apps available under the Assignments tab.
• Click the “Add group” link under the “Available for enrolled devices” column. Type to find the group you wish to add in the Select groups fly-out.
• From the result list, select the name(s) of the group(s). Finally, click Select to complete your choice.
• Under the Available for enrolled devices section, you should now see the groups or users you’ve added.
• The summary will now appear under the Review + create tab. Click Create after checking the new app’s options.
• To examine the app’s settings, go to the Properties menu.

3. Install Teams With Microsoft 365 Apps

Follow the steps below to install Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, including Teams.

Navigate to the office.com website in your web browser. Use your Microsoft 365 account to log in.

• Click the Install Office button in the top-right corner once you’ve signed in. After that, select Office 365 apps.
• If you don’t have Office 365 apps, either your license doesn’t contain them, or your administrator has disabled the end-users ability to download them.
• Follow the three-step instructions in the browser to begin the installation.
• To run the OfficeSetup.exe installer, click “Run.” To begin the installation, answer “Yes” to the prompt.

• After the installation, stay online, open Microsoft Office, and sign in with your account.

4. Uninstall Microsoft Teams (Windows Settings)

A Windows administrator account is required to uninstall Microsoft Teams. If you can uninstall Windows software, you can also uninstall Microsoft Teams from the Windows Settings menu.

• Right-click the Windows Start menu and select Settings to uninstall Microsoft Teams.
• Select Apps > Apps & Features from the Windows Settings menu.

• “Search” this list box in the Apps & features menu, look for Teams.
• The Teams Machine Wide Installer will display alongside Microsoft Teams in the list if you have it enabled.
• Using this menu, uninstall both Teams and Teams Machine Wide Installer.

• First, select Microsoft Teams, and then press the Uninstall button.
• When the Uninstall button appears, click it.
• Please wait a few moments. Microsoft Teams will be uninstalled on its own.
• Repeat the instructions above for the Teams Machine Wide Installer after this process is complete.
• To remove an option, select it and then hit Uninstall.
• The Teams Machine Wide Installer will be deleted within a few moments.
• Microsoft Teams should be gone fully, and you shouldn’t see it again until you actively reinstall it.

5. Uninstalling Microsoft Teams (Control Panel)

To uninstall both the Microsoft Teams software and the Teams Machine Wide Installer app, remove Microsoft Teams from the control panel.

• Type “Control Panel” in the Windows 7/8/10 search bar.
• Pick the Control Panel app from the list that appears.

• Select “Uninstall an application” from the menu.
• Click on Microsoft Teams then, click Uninstall.
• After the Microsoft Teams app has been removed, go to the Teams Machine Wide Installer and select Uninstall.

• You will be prompted to confirm to uninstall Teams Machine Wide Installer. Yes, should be selected.
• If a UAC window appears asking if you wish to let this software make changes to your device, select Yes.

6. Uninstall Teams Installation (The Registry)

Once the Teams Machine Wide Installer has been disabled, Microsoft Teams should no longer install itself. You may wish to tidy up and remove some additional configuration files if it continues to install itself.

• You can use a registry key to avoid Microsoft Teams from automatically installing on PCs.
• Make sure the Microsoft Teams configuration folder is no longer present.
• In the address box of Windows File Explorer, type %localappdata% Microsoft. If a Teams folder already exists, right-click it and select Delete.

• You can also establish a value in the Windows registry to prevent Microsoft Teams from automatically reinstalling in certain circumstances.
• To begin, open the Windows Registry Editor program.
• To do this, press Windows + R to open the Run launch box, type Regedit, and then hit OK.
• Use the side menu in the Registry Editor window to open the HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Office/Teams /registry folder.

• You’ll need to create a “PreventInstallationFromMsi” key if one doesn’t already exist.
• Once placed, right-click and select New > String Value, naming the string PreventInstallationFromMsi.

• Give the string you produced a value of 1 by double-clicking it and pressing OK to store it.

Why Do Microsoft Teams Machine Wide Installer Keep Reinstalling?

Microsoft Teams keeps reinstalling because it wasn’t completely uninstalled in the first place. This can happen with some Microsoft Teams installations, particularly when it’s packaged and installed as part of a company-wide Office subscription. 

Microsoft Teams will be delivered as two separate pieces of software to be deployed. Most users will hunt for and uninstall the first, Microsoft Teams.

The Teams Machine Wide installer, on the other hand, is software that is used in Microsoft Office organizational deployments to automatically install Microsoft Teams across numerous PCs. If the Teams Machine Wide Installer is installed, Microsoft Teams may continue to install even after it is uninstalled.

Conclusion

The Machine Wide installer simplifies the installation of Microsoft Teams for multiple users without the need for a system administrator to intervene. Microsoft Teams will update automatically in the same way that it does now. The version installed is the same as the one available for download from the Microsoft Teams downloads website.

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