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Hello.

Can you tell me how to disable Teams from starting up while windows starts up? Thank you

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Good first steps were already suggested by and — use the Teams client setting, your Startup list/Task Manager, or Autoruns to see what’s launching Teams. If those stop it temporarily but Teams comes back later, the cause is usually one of two deeper issues below.

Many persistent auto-start problems are caused by the Teams “Machine‑Wide Installer” (MSI). If that MSI is present the per‑user Teams app can be (re)installed at sign‑in and recreate a startup entry. The supported fix is to remove both the per‑user Teams app and the “Teams Machine‑Wide Installer” so it cannot reinstall itself. See Microsoft’s uninstall guidance for details. (support.microsoft.com)
Uninstall Microsoft Teams (Microsoft Support)

If the machine is managed by an organization, admins can enforce auto‑start (or prevent it) with Group Policy or Intune. Admins can also install the MSI so it will not auto‑launch by using the noAutoStart option at install time. Example installer commands (run elevated) from Microsoft’s deployment docs:

msiexec /i Teams_windows.msi OPTIONS="noAutoStart=true" ALLUSERS=1
msiexec /i Teams_windows_x64.msi OPTIONS="noAutoStart=true" ALLUSERS=1

Note: if a user manually starts Teams after a noAutoStart install, Teams may re-enable auto‑start for that user. (learn.microsoft.com)
Bulk install Teams using Windows Installer (MSI) (Microsoft Docs)

For stubborn cases check the per‑user Run value that Teams creates (HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run — value name often appears as com.squirrel.Teams.Teams). Deleting that value stops the automatic launch but the entry can be recreated by the app or the machine‑wide installer, so pair registry cleanup with removing the MSI or applying a GPO that deletes the value for users. Back up the registry before editing and contact IT if the PC is domain/Intune managed. (learn.microsoft.com)

If those advanced steps are unfamiliar, mention what you tried and whether you see a “Teams Machine‑Wide Installer” in Apps & features — that narrows the next recommended action.

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Member Avatar for rproffitt

Are you reporting the usual fixes fail you? I used your topic title for a Google search and I can't improve on the answers so far.

Maybe your PC is controlled by your IT group and they locked this PC down? Tell more.

Member Avatar for Xozz

I don't know much about Teams. We use it in our housing to arrange meetings.

Maybe this information can help..

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There's a more permanent way to sign in to Microsoft Teams. If you're having trouble completing the process, talk to your IT admin.

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commented: This doesn't match your initial question. Are you having a sign in issue? +16
Member Avatar for Reverend Jim

If nothing else has worked for you I suggest you download AutoRuns which is part of the free Sysinternals suite of tools. Fire it up and uncheck everything that references Teams.

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Whether you use Teams or not, you can now disable the startup program easily—without actually signing into a Team. Locate the purple Microsoft Teams icon in your notification area or system tray. Right-click it and select Settings > Do Not Auto-Start Teams. You can then right-click the icon again and select “Quit.” You shouldn’t see Teams again until you choose to launch it yourself.

If you don’t see the icon, you may need to click the up arrow to the left of the icons on your taskbar to view additional icons. The icon will appear here as long as Microsoft Teams is running.

If that don’t work,

On Windows 10, you can also head to Settings > Apps > Startup. To quickly find this screen, open your Start menu, type “Startup” into its search box, and click the “Startup Apps” shortcut that appears.

Locate “Microsoft Teams” in the list of apps on the Startup pane. Click the switch to the right of it to turn it “Off.”

Disabling Teams start at boot from Windows 10's Settings app.

Windows also has startup program options in its Task Manager. It works the same way, and you can use either. Launch the Task Manager, click the “Startup” tab, locate “Microsoft Teams” in the list, and click “Disable.”

To open the Task Manager, right-click the Windows taskbar and select “Task Manager.” You can also press Ctrl+Shift+Esc.

Stopping Microsoft Teams from automatically starting in the Task Manager.

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