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Microsoft Teams download banner / popup needs to be removed

When a user in the Office 365 environment wants to use the web version http://teams.microsoft.com, a popup message is visible at the upper area with a prompt to install the client version:
“Want an even faster, more collaborative experience? Download the desktop app.” By several given security compliance requirements in big IT environments, the users shouldn’t be able to install any additional software at their PCs. This popup is confusing the web-only Teams user and also it makes the software deployment team nervous.

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  • Tracy Carlson commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yes - enterprise environment just needs a functional URL that authenticates the O365 account and starts working without any desktop installation prompt!

  • Will commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Removing the download prompt is required to consider this enterprise friendly.

  • Lori commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Please remove the option to click on the Windows App, just take us to our Corporate Teams site. Companies may not allow users to download the "windows app".

    Microsoft has added so many additional clicks within the Cloud Apps and O365. You have to double click on your calendar when "yes" i really want to open my calendar, and my list can go on...Thank you

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Why on earth is this still only under review? Customers are literally saying that this is a problem for them... and unnecessarily so.

  • Hanne Schou commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Can the pop-up not be a bit more cleaver in general? We are many that use the desktop version and still asked every single time which version we want to apply if we access via a link shared. Should be able to see that the desk top version is already available and active for that matter.

  • Marc H commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    As there is no client for a non persistent VDI, the only option is to use the web app. It is indeed confusing for users to be prompted to install. Please give a alternate URL that will not prompt to download.

  • Cristian Agüero commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    We are currently deploying shortcuts to the web version and the first time it asks to download the desktop app, even if it is already installed. At least a direct url to the web version should be provided in order to avoid users download Teams unnecessarily.

  • Michael Dickerson commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    We need this same thing. We have remote users that can't handle the bandwidth of these desktop updates after downloading.

  • Darren Bolton commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    In an Enterprise environment we really need the option to turn this off.

    An as Teams requires no elevation for installation our Citrix environment is going to end up with bloated profiles when customers attempt to download and install the client because their browser is telling them to do so.

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