How to completely uninstall Microsoft Teams on Windows 10

If Microsoft Teams continues to reinstall on Windows computers and runs itself on startup, there is a solution to help you resolve this issue.

If Microsoft Teams continues to reinstall on Windows computers and runs itself on startup, there is a solution to help you resolve this issue. You cannot uninstall Microsoft Teams in the normal way but need to uninstall it twice.

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It sounds funny but that's how it works. Specifically, you must uninstall Microsoft Teams and Teams Machine-Wide Installer. If only the Microsoft Teams application is uninstalled, the machine-wide installer will reinstall it every time you log on to the computer. To completely uninstall Teams, you have to remove both applications.

How to completely uninstall Microsoft Teams on Windows 10

To uninstall both, go to Settings> Apps> Apps & features on Windows 10.

In Apps & features , search for Teams and uninstall both Microsoft Teams and Teams Machine-Wide Installer.

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You can also use the classic Control Panel to uninstall these applications. Go to Control Panel> Programs> Uninstall a Program , search for Teams and uninstall Microsoft Teams and Teams Machine-Wide Installer.

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That's it, the next time you log into your PC, Teams doesn't automatically reinstall. It has been removed from the system until you download and reinstall it.

According to Microsoft's site, Teams will be uninstalled if uninstalling Office from the system. Microsoft Office seems to automatically install both Teams and Teams Machine-Wide Installer in many cases.

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