Teachers can install Teams Client?

[chazzy2501]

I found a few teachers that had the full Teams client installed on their laptops. I'm confused as they're normal users, Microsoft special source?

[supportman]

Yeh installs to userdata I think

[Ditto]

Just started looking at MS Teams for Governors meeting using the school Office 365 accounts we have. I've learnt there is the desktop install (Windows/MacOS), web browser install and mobile version (Android/iOS). Working out functional differences, I've found, is tricky! I think mobile app did not support voice/video conference calls in the past, but I believe it does now. We'll find out next week when we all try to virtual meet.

[3s-gtech]

Only reason it doesn't install here is it'd need an exception in the SRPs, Applocker and .exe downloads are restricted by FSRM. If you want to allow them, it's easy enough to open up and vice versa - as it runs from their AppData.

[mavhc]

It's installing per user, not per machine. Like the previous Skype For Business msi did, horrible as it can't be deployed per machine. I've just told everyone to click Web version.

[DrCheese]

I've just told everyone to click Web version.

 

Ya but you've gotta have applocker policies in place to stop them from just installing the desktop app - Else it screams at them constantly to install the desktop app for the best experience..

[robyholmes]

If you want to push out the Teams client you can: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/msi-deployment

 

Still installs per user but does mean it auto updates to so you don't have to keep pushing out the MSI

[mavhc]

Ya but you've gotta have applocker policies in place to stop them from just installing the desktop app - Else it screams at them constantly to install the desktop app for the best experience..

 

I enabled super restrictive SRP stuff years ago when ransomware was starting.

 

The MSI installer is a joke, it installs an installer, and uninstalling it doesn't work, they provide a clean up script. Microsoft hates Microsoft

 

Can't see any reason to install it, the web client has service workers for notifications anyway

[Mr.Ben]

I enabled super restrictive SRP stuff years ago when ransomware was starting.

 

The MSI installer is a joke, it installs an installer, and uninstalling it doesn't work, they provide a clean up script. Microsoft hates Microsoft

 

Can't see any reason to install it, the web client has service workers for notifications anyway

Screen sharing only works with the client version

[mavhc]

Screen sharing works fine in Chrome, same as Google Meet