Classic Microsoft Teams: Uninstallation paused for Windows only

Originally posted by Microsoft Jun 28, 2024 Uncategorized 0 Comments

Automatic uninstallation of classic Microsoft Teams for Windows is paused due to an issue affecting the Teams Meeting Add-in in Outlook. Impacted users can use the Teams Calendar as a workaround and refer to Microsoft Learn for troubleshooting steps. Manual uninstallation guidance is also provided.

Out of caution, we have paused automatic uninstallation of classic Microsoft Teams due to a rare issue impacting the Teams Meeting Add-in in Microsoft Outlook application. This message applies to Teams for Windows only. We will update this message when we are ready to resume the uninstallation. 

How this will affect your organization

  • This pause will only impact customers who have not already uninstalled classic Teams.
  • This issue could result in the Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in in Outlook disappearing from the Outlook application for Windows or could cause failure when users try to schedule or join Teams meetings.

What you need to do to prepare

If your users are experiencing this issue, a temporary workaround is to use the Microsoft Teams Calendar to schedule or join meetings. To repair users who continue to experience the Teams Meeting Add-in issues in Outlook, please refer to Teams meeting add-in missing from Outlook and new Teams – Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn

Can I uninstall classic Teams manually?

Message ID: MC806095

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Joao Ferreira

I've been working with Microsoft Technologies over the last ten years, mainly focused on creating collaboration and productivity solutions that drive the adoption of Microsoft Modern Workplace.

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