You can find the script here at the Technet Gallery Deploying Microsoft Teams with GPOĪn easier way to install Teams is to install the Teams Installer on every computer. I created a PowerShell script that will install or uninstall Microsoft Teams. %userprofile%\appdata\Microsoft\Teams\ won’t be removed, neither will the file update.exe when you uninstall Teams. Add a condition to check if the file Teams.exe is present in the folder %userprofile%\appdata\Microsoft\Teams\Current. You can create a logon script that you can link to a GPO. If you need to completely remove or uninstall Teams, then check out this article that will go more into depth on complete removing Teams, including a cleanup script. To uninstall teams from a users account we can use the following cmd %localappdat%\Microsoft\Teams\Update.exe -uninstall -s This needs to be runt under the user context mode, because it will install Teams in the %userprofile%\appdata. We can install Microsoft Teams with this simple command. You can use this to create a PowerShell script that runs when a user logs in to install the Teams Client.ĭownload the installer and place it on a network share or you can also place it in the NetLogon folder. The Microsoft Teams Setup.exe installer only comes with a silent install or silent uninstall switch.
You can download the Microsoft Teams 32bit Client MSI file here and the 64bit Client here. This package is suitable to use with a deployment program like PDQ or SCCM and can also be used with a GPO.
Also, Software Restriction Policies can be an issue, blocking users from installing or updating Microsoft Teams in the AppData folder. Not an ideal situation for larger organizations.
This way Teams can stay up to date because the user can install in the AppData folder.īut this also means that there will be a Teams.exe for every user that logs in to a computer.
Normal users can’t install or update software that is installed under the Program Files folder, so they decided to install Microsoft Teams in the local AppData of the user. Microsoft wants Teams to be always up to date for the best user experience. Or to be more specific, about the location of the installation.
Background information about Microsoft Teams Installationīefore we start installing Microsoft Teams I first need to explain a bit about the installation self. Using the setup.exe or the MSI file to deploy the Teams Installer. In this article, we will look into how you can Install or Deploy Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams is now generally available in Office 365 so it’s a good time to take a look at how you can install Microsoft Teams so it’s installed on every computer in your organization. Microsoft Teams is going to replace Skype for Business Online.