Microsoft Teams is a popular collaboration tool that allows you to chat, call, and share files with your colleagues. However, if you don’t use it or want to free up some space on your computer, you might want to uninstall it. Depending on how you installed Microsoft Teams, the uninstallation process can be different. In this blog post, we will show you how to remove Microsoft Teams and prevent it from reinstalling itself on Windows 10.
Method 1: Uninstall Microsoft Teams from the Control Panel
If you downloaded and installed Microsoft Teams as a standalone app, you can uninstall it from the Control Panel. Here’s how:
- Click the Start button and type Control Panel. Click on the Control Panel app that appears in the search results.
- In the Control Panel, click on Programs and Features.
- Find Microsoft Teams in the list of installed programs and click on it. Then click on Uninstall.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the uninstallation process.
- Restart your computer to make sure Microsoft Teams is completely removed.
Method 2: Uninstall Microsoft Teams and the Teams Machine-Wide Installer from the Settings app
If you have Microsoft Office installed on your computer, you might have noticed that Microsoft Teams comes with it. Even if you uninstall Microsoft Teams from the Control Panel, it will reappear after you restart your computer. This is because there is another program called Teams Machine-Wide Installer that automatically reinstalls Microsoft Teams. To get rid of both Microsoft Teams and the Teams Machine-Wide Installer, you need to use the Settings app. Here’s how:
- Click the Start button and select Settings.
- In the Settings app, click on Apps.
- Find Microsoft Teams in the list of apps and click on it. Then click on Uninstall.
- Find Teams Machine-Wide Installer in the list of apps and click on it. Then click on Uninstall.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the uninstallation process.
- Restart your computer to make sure both Microsoft Teams and the Teams Machine-Wide Installer are completely removed.
Conclusion
Microsoft Teams is a useful app for teamwork and communication, but if you don’t need it or want to save some disk space, you can uninstall it from your Windows 10 computer. Depending on how you installed Microsoft Teams, you might need to remove both the app and the installer that automatically restores it. We hope this blog post helped you learn how to delete Microsoft Teams on Windows 10. If you have any questions or feedback, please leave a comment below.
