How to Switch to New Teams

Table of Contents

• Video
• Using New Teams
  • Switching Between Teams
  • Pin New Teams to Taskbar
  • Sign out of New Teams

Video

Using New Teams

1. Open the Teams desktop app on your Windows device. 
2. Turn on the Try the new Teams  toggle at the top left hand side.

3. Select Get it now from the pop-out dialogue.
   • The new Teams will start installing.

4. Your Teams app will reboot to open the new Teams. Any subsequent actions you take will happen in the new Teams by default, like joining a Teams meeting from Outlook.

• When in the new Teams, turn on (or off) notifications by selecting Settings and the More options icon ​​​​​at the top of the new Teams.
• Then, selecting Settings > Notifications > Open Windows notifications settings. Find Microsoft Teams (work preview) in the apps list and set your preference.

Switching Between Teams

• To switch back to the classic Teams, select the More options icon (...) at the top of Teams.
• From Settings deselect the toggle for New Teams .

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Pin New Teams to Taskbar

• From the Start Windows logo Start button menu or apps list, press and hold (or right-click) an app.
• Then select More > Pin to taskbar Pin-shaped Pin icon.
  

Sign out of New Teams

• Locate the Microsoft Teams application.
• Go to the top-right corner & click your profile picture/ initials.
• Select “Sign Out” from the drop-down menu.