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Hello everyone,

To deploy Teams across my network, I'm using the microsoft-teams package, and I've just realized that it requires at least Windows 6.1 or later. This eliminates the few Windows 7 machines that haven't yet been migrated to Windows 10 (I know, not ideal, but sometimes publishers have constraints when looking for solutions).

While searching the official TIS repository, I found another package, microsoft-teams-appdata, with the latest version 1.7.01864-67, which is marked as installable on Windows 6.1 or later.

Before I start any risky testing, do you have any idea what the difference is between these three packages:
- microsoft-teams
- microsoft-teams-appdata
- microsoft-teams-uwp?

Thanks in advance.

Hi Philippe,

Microsoft Teams will install by default in the user's %APPDATA% directory, which is a security nightmare (for those using AppLocker or SRP). There is a way to force Teams to install in %PROGRAMFILES% using VDI (virtual desktop) installation mode. And there's the option of installing it through the Windows Store package, where it installs somewhere...

So, in summary:

- microsoft-teams -> forced installation in %PROGRAMFILES%
- microsoft-teams-appdata -> installs in the user's %APPDATA% (not practical for shared workstations, such as in educational environments).
- microsoft-teams-uwp -> installs in the APPX folder of the user's profile.

Regards,

Denis

Thanks for the info.

Okay, so I was right to prioritize the microsoft-teams package. Now I just need to find a way to install it on Windows 7 machines that haven't been migrated yet.

As a side question, will the new Teams (meaning v2) be released only with the APPX feature?

I just checked,

New Teams now corresponds to: teams-uwp: (installed via appx)

see:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/micro ... -installer