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Microsoft Teams is a cloud-based messaging app, it allows its users to do voice calls, video calls and texts as well. It is a proprietary business communication platform where different teams of an organisation and team members can communicate with each other and share different ideas and files.

Microsoft Teams is a cloud-based messaging app, it is a workplace for real-time communication and meetings. It also allows you to share files and documents and you can also share the screen, PowerPoint presentation and even Windows from the device on which you are using the Microsoft teams app.

In this article, we have discussed how to open Microsoft Teams in minimized mode through simple and easy steps.

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How to open Microsoft Teams in minimized mode?

If you are using the Microsoft Teams windows app and want it to keep running in the background, then follow the steps below:

Step 1: Open the Microsoft teams application on your desktop and then click on the Menu (triple horizontal dots) button.

Step 2: In the drop-down menu, click on the Settings option.

Step 3: In the settings, usually it opens in General settings, if not then click on the General option and then check-mark the option Open application in the background. It will allow Microsoft Teams to run in the background even if you close the window.

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How to close the minimized Microsoft Teams app?

If you want to know how to close the minimized Microsoft Teams app, then follow the steps below:

Step 1: Click on the System tray (Arrowhead) icon to open the system tray.

Step 2: In the system tray, right-click on the Microsft Teams icon.

Step 3: When you right-click on the Microsft Teams icon it will reopen the Teams window with the pop-up menu above the Teams icon. Click on the Quit option to completely close the app.

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Akash Singh

Akash Singh

Akash is a law graduate who likes to go for bike rides on the weekends soul-searching for answers to his many existential questions. You can contact him here: singhakash95@pm.me

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