No Desktop Shortcut Teams msi

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No Desktop Shortcut Teams msi

Anonymous

Hello,

With the last version of Microsoft Teams, i do not have a Desktop Shortcut with the command:
msiexec.exe /i Teams_windows_x64.msi OPTIONS="noAutoStart=true" ALLUSERS=1

With the old version i had a Desktop Shortcut.

Do you know why ?
I tried to include "NODESKTOPSHORTCUT=0" it doesn't work.
Maybe you have the solution…

Thank you.

Rami Elamine 1 Reputation point

2022-08-01T15:03:17.453+00:00

I'm having same issue but not on VDI but regular Windows 10 Pro. More importantly the OPTIONS=”noAutoStart=true” isn't preventing Teams from auto starting.
Dylan KirkebyCarlyle 1 Reputation point

2022-09-12T19:09:33.707+00:00

copy the one that is in C: program files (x86) - teams installer - teams. go to C: users - Public - desktop. (It will be hidden for you have to show hidden folders to get to it, in file explorer options).

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Rami Elamine 1 Reputation point

2022-08-01T15:03:17.453+00:00

I'm having same issue but not on VDI but regular Windows 10 Pro. More importantly the OPTIONS=”noAutoStart=true” isn't preventing Teams from auto starting.
Dylan KirkebyCarlyle 1 Reputation point

2022-09-12T19:09:33.707+00:00

copy the one that is in C: program files (x86) - teams installer - teams. go to C: users - Public - desktop. (It will be hidden for you have to show hidden folders to get to it, in file explorer options).

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Anonymous

Hi @Anonymous ,

Is it a fresh installation on your computer? And did this happen to all computers?

And please also try using Group policy to do this. I've also tried to use the cmdlets and same issue happened. The installation was successfully done and no shortcut on Desktop.

I'm not sure if it's a BUG or it's expected, will do more test on this.

Best regards,
Lou

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Gizmo_Italiano 1 Reputation point

2022-01-14T08:16:55.397+00:00

Just wondering whether you have an update on this....is this a bug or new expected behaviour ?

I've encountered the same issue (no Desktop shortcut) when installing version 1.4.0.32771 using the Teams EXE.

This thread is the only information I've found reporting this issue.

Thanks.

Answer 2

Anonymous

Hello,

It happened on new laptops and also my own laptop.
Before it worked all the time with the old version, but no ShortCut with "Teams Machine-Wide Installer (1.4.0.32771)"

I also tried to uninstall and reinstall, it's the same.

Anonymous

2021-12-31T06:44:31.973+00:00

Hi @Anonymous ,

Yes, same version, I tried it on other clients and the result were the same.

Before it's announced as a BUG, as a workaround, you may use the old MSI file to install and update to the latest version( auto-update is OK if you didn't disable it).

Best regards,
Lou

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Cultus_EDV 1

Same problem here. We are getting no desktop icon while using the machine wide installer. Please give some advice how to create the desktop icon!
THX
Greetings
Sven

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CheezWiz 1

Noticing the same here with the latest version of the MWI for Teams.
Now our users are used to waiting for that icon to appear on the desktop when logging into multi-user machines like teaching stations and lab computers. Applying an icon via GPO would work but until it actually installs at first logon, it would be a dead link...

Why would they fundamentally change the expected behavior and not offer a way around it?
I am guessing there might be a way to update the setup.json file in the cached installer directory to accomplish our need? Finding any documentation on teams setup and configuration options is painful.

bjohnrini 1 Reputation point

2022-02-17T23:24:16.583+00:00

Any update on this?
Manuel Mastrogiovanni 0 Reputation points

2022-03-09T09:54:51.92+00:00

Yes Any updates about that ? Cause i have the same issue with a OSD MDT fresh install :(

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C Filip 6

Try ALLUSER=1 (not same to ALLUSERS=1).

Source: https://www.alkanesolutions.co.uk/2022/02/07/microsoft-teams-machine-wide-installer-and-breakout-rooms/

CheezWiz 1 Reputation point

2022-04-06T16:36:20.833+00:00

Adding that is not bringing back the desktop shortcut for me. In the linked article, the person claims that without that, the machine-wide installer was not even working properly. I have not seen such behavior. Adding alluser=1 has no effect for me.
C Filip 6 Reputation points

2022-04-07T08:14:45.717+00:00

I agree with you. That doesn´t bring shortcut back. I posted before my testing was finished. More detailed and relevant explanation of behavior of that MSI property (mainly for VDI deployments) is here: https://www.masterpackager.com/blog/mst-to-install-microsoft-teams-msi-vdi-to-regular-windows-10.

Sorry for confusion.

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