Microsoft Teams integration is being removed from Windows 11
Instead of the Chat feature integrated into Windows 11, Microsoft is concentrating on a free standalone Teams app. Nearly two years after the first announcement of the integration, Microsoft is getting ready to remove the built-in Microsoft Teams client from Windows 11. The more adaptable free version of Microsoft Teams, which is also accessible as a Windows 10 app, will replace the Chat capability. Microsoft revealed the improvements this week in a fresh Windows 11 test build. Removal of Chat According to a blog post by Microsoft’s senior program manager Brandon LeBlanc, “Starting with his build, Chat is now Microsoft Teams – Free.” “Microsoft Teams – Free is pinned to the taskbar by default and can be unpinned like other apps on the taskbar.” Microsoft was contacted for comment regarding the removal of Chat, but the business didn’t provide one in time for publication. The operating system was tightly integrated with the first Teams integration in Windows 11, known ...