Teams in virtual desktops

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Teams · Official Microsoft guidanceObserved changes retained

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RemovedInstall Teams for Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

~~[removed: Applies to: Microsoft Teams]~~

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Install Teams for Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

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Observation details · observed 13 Oct 00:24 UTC

Observed by ChangeIntel: 13 Oct 00:24 UTC
Source update metadata: 1 Oct 17:39 UTC
First observed on this installation: 8 Oct 23:29 UTC
Last successful check: today 01:23 UTC
Next check due: 27 Oct 01:23 UTC

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Timeline

From the capture of 13 Oct 00:24 UTC · an earlier observation

Every published date has passed May 2024 most recent · 2 years ago

1 date
22 undated sections
38 with conditions

May 2024 2 years agomonth window
- Features currently not available and known issues in VDI with TeamsMilestone
  KB5037849

Settings and overrides named on this page

Registry values, policies and cmdlets the source mentions, with the dated steps that name them. Read the source for the values to set.

AllowAllTrustedApps
DisabledByUser
DisableUserInstalls
Multi-User
ShellExperienceHost
StartMenuExperienceHost
TeamsTfwStartupTaskOverride

Requirements, exceptions and scope

GuidanceRequirementExceptionScope4 conditions4 passages
RequirementsRequirement3 conditions3 passages
Multi-User
Azure Virtual DesktopRequirementException4 conditions7 passages
Windows 365Requirement1 condition2 passages
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix DaaS requirementsRequirement1 passage
Omnissa Horizon and Workspace ONE requirementsScope1 passage
Deploy the Microsoft Teams clientRequirement1 condition1 passage
Install the Teams clientRecommendation1 passage
Teams installers in VDI environmentsRecommendation1 passage
Installation instructions for Windows Server 2019 (no longer supported - plan upgrades to Windows Server 2025)RequirementException3 conditions7 passages
AllowAllTrustedApps
Outlook presence integration with Teams in Windows Server 2019RequirementException1 condition2 passages
Disable Teams autoupdate in non-persistent VDIRequirementException2 conditions2 passages
Teams autostartRequirementExceptionScope3 conditions3 passages
DisabledByUserTeamsTfwStartupTask
Profile and cache location for the Teams ClientExceptionRecommendation1 condition1 passage
Disk Footprint - Key folders and locationException1 passage
Recommended for exclusionExceptionRecommendation2 conditions5 passages
StartMenuExperienceHostShellExperienceHost
Review tradeoff considerations, requiring evaluation and testing for these environmentsRequirementRecommendation1 condition2 passages
Teams Meeting add-inRequirement1 passage
DisableUserInstalls
Deployment method for non-persistent environments where Teams autoupdate is disabledRequirementExceptionRecommendationTentative3 conditions7 passages
Control fallback mode in TeamsException2 conditions2 passages
Features currently not available and known issues in VDI with TeamsRequirementException7 conditions6 passages
Features not supported in VDIException4 conditions4 passages

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Observed history and review priority

Captured 13 Oct 00:24 UTC; extracted 22 Oct 18:57 UTC. Extractor: microsoft-1/9/d9863eb412f92fa5ec3a8ca32e2dd7cfe8095530f456ecb1866608d1166a435d.

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Retained observations · 3

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24 Oct 01:13 UTC · 73 candidates
13 Oct 00:24 UTC · 73 candidates
8 Oct 23:29 UTC · 64 candidates

Retained observations

24 Oct 01:13 UTC
Source metadata changed; retained article content is unchanged.
13 Oct 00:24 UTC · shown above
8 Oct 23:29 UTC
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What changed

First observed 18 Oct 2026

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