How to stop Microsoft Teams from running in the background
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How to stop Microsoft Teams from running in the background, Similar to Skype, Microsoft Teams also tends to start immediately when you turn on your computer and keep it running in the background. You will find steps to prevent Microsoft Teams from running in the background in Windows 10 in the following steps.
Stop Microsoft Teams from running in the background
After you install Microsoft Teams on your Windows 10 computer, it will start with your computer and continue to run in the background.
Regardless of whether you want to use Microsoft Teams, this default feature will be activated, resulting in unnecessary resource usage on your computer.
One way to stop this unnecessary resource usage on your computer is to uninstall Microsoft Teams. However, if you need to use Microsoft Teams from time to time, you cannot use this option.
Fortunately, it is really easy to prevent Microsoft Teams from running in the background on your computer using the two different methods provided below.
Disable automatic startup of Microsoft Teams
The easiest way to prevent Microsoft Teams from running in the background is to prevent MS Teams from starting automatically on your computer. This option is suitable. If you are unlikely to use MS Teams on your computer.
Open Settings > click on Apps > on the next screen, select Startup in the left-pane. In the right pane, move the toggle next to Microsoft Teams to OFF Position. Close the Settings screen and Restart your computer to apply this change.
Stop Microsoft Teams from Running in Background
Even if the automatic startup is disabled, if you happen to manually start Microsoft Teams on your computer, Microsoft Teams will continue to run in the background.
Fortunately, Microsoft Teams provides an option to prevent the application from running in the background after it is closed.
Open Microsoft Teams > Click on your Profile Icon and select the Settings option in the drop-down menu. On the Team Settings screen, select the General Tab and uncheck On close, keep the application running option. Close the Settings screen and Quit Microsoft Teams.
After that, you will no longer find Microsoft Teams running in the background on your computer.
Hope to stop Microsoft Teams from running in the background !
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