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Window Sharing in Teams Linux

jmb 61 Reputation points
2020-09-14T17:05:13.54+00:00

I have migrated to using Linux full time and while Teams under Linux is "good", it does not support "Window Sharing" (only screen sharing).
I have 2x 4x Screens, so "Screen Sharing" does not work very well.
Is the "Window Sharing" on the roadmap and I need to be patient? Or it will never happen and I need to find another solution?

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  1. HC Saustrup 41 Reputation points
    2021-01-18T14:26:00.003+00:00

    I second this! Sharing an entire ultrawide monitor is a terrible experience for everyone, when all you need to share is a single browser window.

    Please fix this!

    Fedora 33 with Gnome on X.Org
    Teams Version 1.3.00.30857 (64-bit)

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  2. Leon Laude 85,861 Reputation points
    2020-09-15T09:39:09.35+00:00

    Hi @jmb ,

    As far as I know there's no official information of the Window sharing being on the roadmap as of today, but this is a highly voted feature over at the Microsoft Teams uservoice, it is likely that this feature will be coming in the future due to so many votes.

    For now I suggest you follow up the feedback in the uservoice page below, you may also give it a vote, the more votes the higher the chance of Microsoft implementing this.

    Here's the uservoice link:
    https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/40324324-keep-the-linux-client-up-to-date-with-the-latest-f

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    Best regards,
    Leon

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  3. JimmyYang-MSFT 55,626 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2020-09-15T09:16:32.973+00:00

    @jmb !

    I did a test in my labor and indeed we cannot use Window sharing in Teams for Linux now. You can find the evidence here.

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    For your reference, you can learn it from:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/share-content-in-a-meeting-in-teams-fcc2bf59-aecd-4481-8f99-ce55dd836ce8?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us

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  4. Sven Hartrumpf 6 Reputation points
    2020-12-03T14:25:26.95+00:00

    Problem still present in Teams version 1.3.00.30857

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  5. Stanislav Panchenko 6 Reputation points
    2021-03-16T12:45:46.943+00:00

    Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS (kernel 5.8.0-44-generic, Wayland is disabled), Microsoft Teams Version 1.4.00.4855,

    I had the same problem until I uninstalled the proprietary Nvidia driver. I am currently using the open-source "xserver-xorg-video-nouveau". No more issues with screen sharing.

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