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Using Version 1.4.00.2879
All the correct settings are in place - removed the tick next to 'On close; keep the application running'
But on exit the app closes, the task bar icon remains active and processes are still listed on the Task Manager.
One thing I have noticed is that there is now a menu option in that app called 'Accounts & Orgs'
I have not logged on with any other accounts and the menu only lists the current organisation I am using.
Not sure if these are linked!
Any ideas on how to get the teams app to exit fully and close all processes?
Thanks
Derek
For clarity - this behaviour happens if you press the red cross.
Also if you go to the task bar icon and select quit - it does then close down correctly.
Interestingly if the app is running and you quit using the task bar icon, it does close fully first time.
It appears that it is when a close using the red cross is attempted, it results in an incomplete shutdown.
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I have noticed the same behavior in the past few weeks. The tray icon remains after closing the app window and several Teams processes remain in Task Manager. Unchecking the box that says "On Close, Keep the application running" appears to be ignored in the recent builds.
@mrshearer-6228 , @Dzialas, Kai-Uwe , @Trevor Buley , @Ahsan Ali ,
It seem that we take a bit more time to handle this issue.
We recommend you open a ticket to get more efficient support. The support engineer will collect your backend log file and analyze this problem exactly.
Meanwhile, we will continue work on this issue. Any update I will post here.
Thanks for your understanding.
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Teams Version: 1.4.00.11161
Windows version: 20H2, build 19042.985
Logged into 2 orgs
Observed Behavior:
MS Teams not shutting down after user clicks on close button (X).
Said action correctly shuts down window frontend however it will transfer MS Teams to background processes.
This causes partial functionaliy loss (main window frontend is never re-created yet the app responds to context menu > Quit).
This is with disabled "run on background".
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can confirm that this is still happening in March 2022. SO ANNOYING
i didnt even know that exiting through the taskbar worked. microsoft get on your game.
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Thanks to user Shaaaaazam on Reddit for this fix that worked for me:
"Run in compatibility mode for win7"
Link to original Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftTeams/comments/munus6/teams_wont_reopen_after_closing/gv7uk67/
User was on 21H2 and still having the issue.
So Teams was working properly but like a nasty infection, this behavior seems to be back, at least in version 1.6.00.11655. :rolleyes:
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[FIXED]
In 2023, this issue is fixed by downloading the latest Windows client at the URL below and installing it :
https://statics.teams.cdn.office.net/production-windows-x64/1.6.00.22378/Teams_windows_x64.exe
For further details or alternative OS version, see methods described at the following URL:
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams/force-teams-desktop-client-update/m-p/2056566
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Having the same problem as well. This certainly cannot be an "intended feature" because Teams becomes completely unresponsive in the half-closed state. You can't send or receive or even re-open the window until you forcibly quit the app as described.
Hope a fix is forthcoming soon!
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Same here. Have already clicked off setting "On close; keep the application running". Clicking the X top right to close application does not fully exit. Have to right click Teams in taskbar and choose Exit to fully close down.
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Concur with previous posters. Exact same behaviour happening for me on Windows 10 Business (ver 20H2, build 19042.1237), MS Teams (1.4.00.26376).
Disabled "On close; keep the application running". Hitting Alt+F4, or the red X (top-right corner), closes the existing GUI window. The software continues to run in the background in an indeterminate state, still visible in the task tray (and processes in Task Manager). Trying to open another GUI window is completely ignored. Must explicitly quit the app for it to close down fully. After that it can be loaded up again properly.
Ridiculous glaring problems like this are what cause everyone to question the quality of MS software.
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This bug was reported in February and still isn't fixed. Thank you for taking our money and spitting on us Microsoft.