How to prevent Microsoft Teams from starting automatically on Windows 10

Microsoft Teams is a great real-time messaging and collaboration tool that many people are using, not only to communicate with colleagues around the office, but also to organize meetings and presentations remotely for people working from home or another location.

The only thing to keep in mind about Teams is that after installation, the application will automatically start after starting the computer, even if you do not need to use it. However, you can disable this behavior by changing settings in the app or using the Settings app .

In this tutorial, you'll learn the steps to turn off the option to allow Microsoft Teams to automatically start on Windows 10.

How to disable Microsoft Teams automatically starting with applications

Prevent Teams from automatically launching on Windows 10 as follows:

1. Open Microsoft Teams .

2. Click the account icon to open the main menu.

3. Select the Settings option .

How to prevent Microsoft Teams from starting automatically on Windows 10 Picture 1 Select the Settings option

4. Click General.

5. In the Application section, clear the Auto-start application option.

How to prevent Microsoft Teams from starting automatically on Windows 10 Picture 2 Clear the Auto-start application option

When you complete the steps, after restarting the computer, Microsoft Teams will no longer automatically start when you log in to your account.

How to turn off automatically start Microsoft Teams by Settings

Prevent Teams from automatically opening on startup as follows:

1. Open Settings.

2. Click on Apps.

3. Click Startup.

4. Turn off the Microsoft Teams switch .

How to prevent Microsoft Teams from starting automatically on Windows 10 Picture 3 Turn off the Microsoft Teams switch

After you complete the steps, Teams will not turn itself on when it boots up.

Although turning off automatically starting Microsoft Teams with Settings will only work on Windows 10, you can use application steps on supported platforms, including macOS and Linux.

If you do not use the application, but it is installed automatically on your device, you can use these steps to uninstall Microsoft Teams.