How to Completely Remove Teams From Windows 11

A comprehensive guide on getting rid of this built-in app

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Updated onJuly 16, 2024

updated onJuly 16, 2024

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When you install Windows 11 for the first time, you will see that there is a new icon on your taskbar, or it will be new if you haven’t been using Microsoft’s Teams collaboration app lately.

When you hover your cursor above the icon, which looks like a camera inside of a cartoon speech balloon, it will say Chat. If you click on it, you’ll be invited toMeet and chat with friends and familyusing the application.

But, of course, the obvious question arises: What if you’re not interested in using Teams at all?

How can I remove Teams on Windows 11?

Rest assured that there are several things you can do if you find the push to Teams to be a bit irritating. You can stop the app from automatically loading every time you start your machine.

You can remove the Chat icon from the Taskbar, or, if you really want to go all the way, you can even uninstall it.

1. Stop Teams from loading at startup

Also, while you’re in the Startup menu, you can take a look at some of the other apps that automatically start up with your computer that you would like to disable.

2. Remove Microsoft Teams from the taskbar

3. Uninstall the app via Settings

1. PressWindows key + Ito open theSettingsapp.

2.Select theAppscategory, and then click onApps & features.

3.Locate theMicrosoft Teamsapp in the list and click on the three vertical dots next to it.

Click onUninstall.

If you want to completely remove Teams from your Windows 11 PC, then you should uninstall it using the built-in Apps and Features settings. In just a few clicks, Teams will be gone forever from your PC.

4. Uninstall Teams using PowerShell

All that’s left to do is prompt for the number of teams to remove and re-select it using the index number.

That’s pretty much the entire process, depending on which step you choose to take. Pretty simple, right?

Things are also quite simple if you want toremove OneDrive in Windows 11.

So, whether you just don’t want Microsoft’s Teams app to also start when your device does, remove it from your taskbar, or completely uninstall it, now you know how to do so in under two minutes.

To learn more about Teams, we have a great guide on how toupdate Microsoft Teams on Windows 11, so don’t miss it.

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How to Completely Remove Teams From Windows 11#

How can I remove Teams on Windows 11?#

1. Stop Teams from loading at startup#

2. Remove Microsoft Teams from the taskbar#

3. Uninstall the app via Settings#

4. Uninstall Teams using PowerShell#