与其他远程工作应用程序一样,Microsoft Teams已成为全球数百万人在家工作体验的重要组成部分。Microsoft Teams免费提供或作为Microsoft 365 订阅(Microsoft 365 subscription)的一部分提供,对于工作人员来说是一款出色的协作工具,但并不适合所有人。
如果您喜欢Slack或者您更喜欢(Slack)Mattermost等开源替代品,您可能更愿意完全卸载Microsoft Teams。不幸的是,有迹象表明,如果您不遵循有关如何卸载Microsoft Teams的严格说明, (Microsoft Teams)Microsoft Teams会继续自行重新安装,因为通常的卸载方法不适用于某些用户。
为什么 Microsoft Teams 不断重新安装?(Why Does Microsoft Teams Keep Reinstalling?)
虽然在卸载Microsoft Teams后再次弹出它是一种不便,但没有理由感到惊慌。Microsoft Teams不断重新安装的原因很简单——一开始并没有完全卸载。
这可能发生在Microsoft Teams的某些安装中,尤其是当它作为组织范围内的Office订阅的一部分进行打包和安装时。如果是这种情况,Microsoft Teams将作为两个已安装的软件提供。第一个,Microsoft Teams,是大多数用户会寻找和卸载的。
第二个是Teams Machine-Wide 安装程序,是用于(Teams Machine-Wide installer)Microsoft Office组织部署的软件,用于在多台 PC上自动安装Microsoft Teams 。如果您安装了Teams 机器范围安装(Teams Machine-Wide Installer)程序,则Microsoft Teams可能会继续自行安装,即使它已被删除。
如果您想阻止重新安装Microsoft Teams,则需要在卸载 Microsoft Teams时将其删除。(Teams)
如何使用 Windows 设置卸载 Microsoft Teams(How to Uninstall Microsoft Teams using Windows Settings)
卸载Microsoft Teams需要Windows管理员帐户。如果您能够在 PC 上卸载 Windows 软件(uninstall Windows software),则可以使用Windows 设置(Windows Settings)菜单删除Microsoft Teams 。
- 要卸载Microsoft Teams,请右键单击Windows 开始(Windows Start)菜单,然后单击设置(Settings)选项。
- 在Windows 设置(Windows Settings)菜单中,按Apps > Apps & features。在应用程序和功能(Apps & features)菜单中,使用搜索此列表(Search this list)框搜索团队。(Teams)如果您列出了Teams 机器范围的安装程序(Teams Machine-Wide Installer),它将出现在列表中的Microsoft Teams旁边。
- 您需要使用此菜单删除Teams和Teams Machine-Wide Installer 。首先单击Microsoft Teams选项,然后按卸载(Uninstall)按钮。
- 您需要确认是否要删除Microsoft Teams。为此,请按出现的卸载(Uninstall)按钮。
- 稍等片刻,Microsoft Teams将自动卸载。此过程完成后,对Teams Machine-Wide Installer(Teams Machine-Wide Installer)重复上述步骤。选择该选项,然后按Uninstall > Uninstall将其删除。
片刻之后,Teams 机器范围的安装程序(Teams Machine-Wide Installer)将被删除。在此之后,Microsoft Teams应该被完全卸载,除非您选择手动重新安装,否则您应该不会再看到它出现。
清理 Microsoft Teams 配置文件夹和注册表项(Clean Up Microsoft Teams Configuration Folders and Registry Keys)
(Microsoft Teams)删除Teams 机器范围安装程序后, (Teams Machine-Wide Installer)Microsoft Teams应停止自行安装。如果它继续自行安装,那么您可能需要清理并删除一些额外的配置文件。
您还可以设置一个注册表项来阻止Microsoft Teams为已安装(Microsoft Teams)Microsoft Teams作为组织部署的一部分的PC 自行安装,尽管这可能仅适用于某些用户。
- 首先,您需要检查Microsoft Teams配置文件夹是否已被删除。打开Windows 文件资源管理器(Windows File Explorer)并在地址栏中键入%localappdata%\Microsoft\ 。如果存在Teams文件夹,请右键单击并按Delete将其删除。
- 您还可以在Windows注册表中创建一个密钥,以阻止Microsoft Teams在某些情况下自动重新安装。您需要启动Windows 注册表编辑器(Windows Registry Editor)(Windows Registry Editor)工具来执行此操作 - 按Windows + R打开“运行”(Run)启动框,键入Regedit,然后单击“确定(OK )”执行此操作。
- 在注册表编辑器(Registry Editor)窗口中,使用侧面菜单打开HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Teams\注册表文件夹。如果没有适当的PreventInstallationFromMsi密钥,则需要创建一个。右键单击并按New > String Value,将字符串命名为PreventInstallationFromMsi插入后。
- 双击(Double-click)您创建的字符串并为其赋值1,然后按OK保存。此时您可以关闭注册表编辑器(Registry Editor)。
使用 Microsoft Office 删除工具(Using the Microsoft Office Removal Tool)
若要重新安装Microsoft Teams,您可能会将Office作为Microsoft 365(以前的Office 365)订阅的一部分使用。如果您的订阅已过期,则卸载Office也应卸载Microsoft Teams并防止这种情况发生。
虽然使用Windows 设置删除(Windows Settings)Office(包括Microsoft Teams )应该适用于大多数用户,但您可以使用Microsoft Office 删除工具一起删除(Microsoft Office Removal Tool)Office和Microsoft Teams。这应该完全删除所有安装文件并防止任何自动重新安装。
- 下载 Office 删除工具(Download the Office removal tool)并运行该文件。片刻之后,Office删除工具安装程序将打开。按安装(Install)按钮开始安装。
- 安装完成后,Office删除工具将自动启动 - 按“同意(Agree)”按钮接受条款和条件。
- 通过点击旁边的复选框,在Microsoft 支持和恢复(Microsoft Support and Recovery )窗口中选择您的Microsoft Office版本。(Microsoft Office)准备好删除它后,请按“下一步”(Next)按钮。
- 如果您的Office(Office)版本有任何进一步的说明,请在下一阶段确认这些说明。在最后阶段,按我已保存所有工作(I have saved all my work)复选框,然后按下一步(Next)继续。
- Office删除工具将要求您重新启动 - 如果它没有自动发生,请单击以确认并开始重新启动。一旦您的 PC 重新启动,请按照屏幕上的任何进一步说明完成完整的Office删除。
Office删除工具将完成从您的 PC 中完全删除所有Office文件,包括Microsoft Teams。这应该可以防止Microsoft Teams进一步自动重新安装,如果您希望再次使用它,则需要手动重新安装。
Microsoft Teams 的替代品(Alternatives to Microsoft Teams)
如果您想卸载Microsoft Teams,但仍在为远程工作人员和团队寻找好的协作工具,那么Slack 是一个不错的选择。它提供集成的聊天、文件共享、聊天机器人等。您甚至可以将Slack 用作第二大脑来跟踪您的日历、笔记和电子邮件。
但是,如果Microsoft Teams不断重新安装,您不妨试一试 - 它是远程工作人员的最佳工具之一,您可以尝试大量Microsoft Teams 提示和技巧。(Microsoft Teams tips and tricks)
How to Uninstall Microsoft Teams When It Keeps Reinstalling
Like other remote working apps, Microsoft Teams has become an essential part оf the work-from-home experience for millions of people worldwide. Aνailable for free or as part of а Microsoft 365 subscription, Microsoft Teams is a great collaboration tool for workers—but it isn’t for everyone.
If you’re wedded to Slack or you prefer open-source alternatives like Mattermost, you may prefer to uninstall Microsoft Teams entirely. Unfortunately, there are signs that Microsoft Teams keeps reinstalling itself if you don’t follow strict instructions on how to uninstall Microsoft Teams, as the usual uninstall methods won’t work for certain users.
Why Does Microsoft Teams Keep Reinstalling?
While it is an inconvenience to see Microsoft Teams pop up again after uninstalling it, there’s no reason to be alarmed. The reason why Microsoft Teams keeps reinstalling is simple—it wasn’t completely uninstalled to begin with.
This can happen with certain installations of Microsoft Teams, especially when it’s been packaged and installed as part of an organization-wide Office subscription. If that’s the case, Microsoft Teams will come as two installed pieces of software. The first, Microsoft Teams, is what most users will look for and uninstall.
The second, Teams Machine-Wide installer, is software used in organizational deployments of Microsoft Office that is used to automatically install Microsoft Teams across multiple PCs. If you have the Teams Machine-Wide Installer installed, then Microsoft Teams may continue to install itself, even after it’s been removed.
You’ll need to remove this when you uninstall Microsoft Teams if you want to stop it from reinstalling again.
How to Uninstall Microsoft Teams using Windows Settings
Uninstalling Microsoft Teams requires a Windows administrator account. If you’re able to uninstall Windows software on your PC, then you can remove Microsoft Teams using the Windows Settings menu.
- To uninstall Microsoft Teams, right-click the Windows Start menu and click the Settings option.
- In the Windows Settings menu, press Apps > Apps & features. In the Apps & features menu, search for Teams using the Search this list box. If you have the Teams Machine-Wide Installer listed, this will appear alongside Microsoft Teams in the list.
- You’ll need to remove both Teams and Teams Machine-Wide Installer using this menu. Click on the Microsoft Teams option first, then press the Uninstall button.
- You’ll need to confirm whether or not you want to remove Microsoft Teams. To do this, press the Uninstall button that appears.
- Wait a few moments—Microsoft Teams will uninstall automatically. Once this process is complete, repeat the steps above for the Teams Machine-Wide Installer. Select the option, then press Uninstall > Uninstall to remove it.
After a few moments, the Teams Machine-Wide Installer will be removed. After this, Microsoft Teams should be completely uninstalled, and you shouldn’t see it appear again unless you choose to reinstall it manually.
Clean Up Microsoft Teams Configuration Folders and Registry Keys
Microsoft Teams should stop installing itself once the Teams Machine-Wide Installer has been removed. If it continues to install itself, then you may want to clean up and remove some additional configuration files.
You can also set a registry key to block Microsoft Teams from installing itself for PCs where Microsoft Teams has been installed as part of an organizational deployment, although this may only work for some users.
- First, you’ll need to check that the Microsoft Teams configuration folder has been removed. Open Windows File Explorer and type %localappdata%\Microsoft\ in the address bar. If a Teams folder exists, right-click and press Delete to remove it.
- You can also create a key in the Windows registry that can stop Microsoft Teams from reinstalling automatically in certain conditions. You’ll need to launch the Windows Registry Editor tool to do this—press Windows + R to open the Run launch box, type Regedit, then hit OK to do this.
- In the Registry Editor window, use the side menu to open the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Teams\ registry folder. If there isn’t a PreventInstallationFromMsi key in place, you’ll need to create one. Right-click and press New > String Value, naming the string PreventInstallationFromMsi once inserted.
- Double-click the string you created and give it a value of 1, then press OK to save. You can close the Registry Editor at this point.
Using the Microsoft Office Removal Tool
For Microsoft Teams to reinstall itself, you’ll probably be using Office as part of a Microsoft 365 (previously Office 365) subscription. If your subscription has lapsed, then uninstalling Office should uninstall Microsoft Teams too and prevent this from happening.
While removing Office (including Microsoft Teams) using Windows Settings should work for most users, you can remove Office and Microsoft Teams together using the Microsoft Office Removal Tool. This should completely remove all setup files and prevent any automatic reinstallations.
- Download the Office removal tool and run the file. After a few moments, the Office removal tool installer will open. Begin the installation by pressing the Install button.
- The Office removal tool will launch automatically once the installation has completed—accept the terms and conditions by pressing the Agree button.
- Select your version of Microsoft Office in the Microsoft Support and Recovery window by pressing the checkbox next to it. Once you’re ready to remove it, press the Next button.
- If there are any further instructions for your version of Office, confirm these at the following stage. At the final stage, press the I have saved all my work checkbox and press Next to continue.
- The Office removal tool will ask you to restart—if it doesn’t happen automatically, click to confirm this and begin the restart. Once your PC has restarted, follow any further on-screen instructions to complete the full Office removal.
The Office removal tool will complete the full removal of all Office files from your PC, including Microsoft Teams. This should prevent any further automatic reinstallations by Microsoft Teams, and you’ll need to install it again manually should you wish to use it again.
Alternatives to Microsoft Teams
If you want to uninstall Microsoft Teams, but you’re still looking for a good collaboration tool for remote workers and teams, then Slack is a good alternative. It offers integrated chat, file sharing, chatbots, and more. You can even use Slack as a second brain to keep track of your calendar, notes, and emails.
If Microsoft Teams keeps reinstalling, however, you might as well give it a go—it’s one of the best tools for remote workers, with plenty of Microsoft Teams tips and tricks you can try.