Is there any way to revert TEAMS back to how it was prior to Loop?

Question

Hi, the introduction of Loop has made TEAMS extremely unusable for my work. I honestly am baffled that this was considered a better option.

Is there any way to revert to the original format or is this the only way forward now?

Answer 1

Dear @Dee,

I understand that the integration of Microsoft Loop into your Teams workflow has caused significant disruption to your productivity. It can be quite a transition when the interface and functionality of a primary work tool change so fundamentally. 

To address your core question: there is currently no "revert" button within the Teams user settings to return to the layout as it was prior to the Loop rollout. Microsoft has moved toward a "performance-first" architecture in the New Teams, which includes Loop components as a core collaborative feature. 

However, if you are an administrator or can work with your IT department, there are ways to manage or disable these components at the organizational level: 

Option 1: Disable via PowerShell (Tenant-Wide) 

This method is the most direct way to turn off the functionality across Teams, Outlook, and other integrated apps. 

• Open PowerShell as Administrator. 
• If you haven't installed the SharePoint Online module yet, run PowerShell as an Administrator and enter:

    Install-Module -Name Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell 
  

• Connect to your SharePoint Service: Replace yourtenant with your organization's name. 

Connect-SPOService -Url https://yourtenant-admin.sharepoint.com 
Set-SPOTenant -IsLoopEnabled $false 
Get-SPOTenant | Select IsLoopEnabled 

The output should return False. 

Note:

It may take up to 24 hours for this change to reflect across all user interfaces in Teams, Outlook, and Word Online.   

Disabling this will prevent the creation of new Loop components. Existing components will no longer be interactive and will typically appear as links to the underlying .loop files in OneDrive or SharePoint. 

For example:

For further details on managing these settings via the Cloud Policy Service or PowerShell, you can refer to the official Microsoft guide: Manage Loop components in OneDrive and SharePoint. 

Option 2: Disable via Cloud Policy 

Admins can also use the admin center to create a policy that disables the "Create and view Loop files in Microsoft apps that support Loop" setting for specific users or the entire organization. 

Please refer to the official Microsoft documentation: Overview of Cloud Policy service for Microsoft 365 - Microsoft 365 Apps | Microsoft Learn 

As moderators in the community, I'm not supported for the product design or the decision to integrate specific features like Loop. We have redirected you to the correct path by providing the administrative options above. 

If these steps do not resolve the usability issues for your specific workflow, I recommend providing direct feedback to the engineering team by selecting Help > Give feedback in the bottom-left corner of your Teams app. 

I appreciate your patience and look forward to helping you resolve this issue.

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Answer 2

Loop itself cannot be “removed” from Microsoft Teams, but admins can disable Loop components so Teams behaves more like it did before Loop was introduced.

When Loop components are disabled via the admin settings described in the Loop components configuration, users experience the following:

1. The create/insert entry point for Loop components in Teams messaging is hidden, so no new .loop files can be created from Teams.
2. Existing messages that contained Loop components no longer render as interactive components; they appear only as hyperlinks.
3. Clicking those hyperlinks opens the Loop component in a browser tab instead of inside Teams.

This effectively reverts Teams chat and channel messages back to standard text and file links, without inline Loop editing.

To achieve this, a Teams/Microsoft 365 admin must follow the Loop admin policy guidance in the Loop documentation and turn off Loop components for the tenant as described under the “Settings management” section.

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References:

• Overview of Loop components in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem
• Get started with Microsoft Loop