I’m sure this has been asked before but can’t find where. Is there some “hack” whereby you can make word documents open in the web version by default?

Has anyone done a definitive guide to getting "new" Teams working and optimized on Citrix? I used to write this kind of shit myself but now I need to send someone I know some handy links

Hi ! for a project i am setting up a new golden image but i cannot find anything about the issue i have right now. new teams installed via DISM as it is a server 2019 image. Citrix MCS non-persistent image with FSlogix for profiles. the issue : there is 5 empty folder that are created when i launch new teams. Those folder have system handles that are stuck right away.(so when the session is closed the local_username folder stay there as it cannot close those folder.) Anyone came across this issue already ?

Anyone found how to automacly enable Optimize video in new teams when you are your screen? https://www.anoopcnair.com/enable-optimize-video-option-in-microsoft-teams/

On server 2019 how do you reinstall new teams for an individual user (machine wide installer) it was removed from? Someone clicked reset and it's not listed under apps now.

What is everyone doing for Teams v2 Slimcore requirements and CIS controls; specifically 'Prevent non-admin users from installing packaged Windows apps'...which prevents the switch from WebRTC to Slimcore? There isn't a way to do granular exceptions for the above policy is there?

Hi, I need some input please. 😊 MSFT states in https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-antivirus-compatibility?view=o365-worldwide: In general, Microsoft Defender Antivirus can be set to passive mode only on endpoints that are onboarded to Defender for Endpoint. However, I've deployed some W11 VDIs with Crowdstrike and NOT onboarded them. Smart App Control is enabled. When verifying via PS with Get-MpComputerStatus, it states Defender is running in passive mode, as per design. Was anyone already in this situation? I just would like to know the behaviour. Is Defender still active even if passive is the output? Only because I've not onboarded them? This would explain my experienced performance decrease. I'm aware that Defender is also performing scan operations in passive mode.

anyone having this bloomberg excel addin issue. when the addin is loaded and you try to close excel, excel freezes and needs to be closed via task manager? works fine when the addin is not there. started happening last month or so randomly to users

Hi, I need some inputs on M365 seamless SSO. Currently in the process of building a new Server 2025 Citrix Image with DaaS, Entra ID SAML/FAS to replace an old Server 2019 OnPrem environment and I can't get M365 seamless SSO to work inside the Citrix sessions (browser, M365 apps, etc.). Entra ID Connect (Password Hash Sync and "Enable single sign on" checkbox) and seamless SSO GPOs (IE zone assignment and "Allow updates to status bar via script" setting) are configured according to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/connect/how-to-connect-sso-quick-start . The Citrix servers are Entra ID hybrid joined. SSO works fine if a disable FAS, as the user gets a PRT token. When I enable FAS, the PRT acquisition obviously does not work, as we don't have CBA (and don't really want to because of the hassle with MFA registration/reset) and SSO does not work anymore. Seamless SSO also does not work, when I disable FAS and the Hybrid Join altogether - even though I can see a kerberos ticket for HOST/autologon.microsoftazuread-sso.com when I run klist inside the Citrix session... Any clues to what I could check?

@Deyda Sir... Is there a way to add a tag/switch to NeverRed to NOT set DisableAutoUpdate=1 when installing Teams v2?

I've got one personal device (Me, not one of my users, which helps), where Teams v2 SlimCore is not being triggered; the client only goes CTX HDX Optimized and not SlimCore Optimized). I've uninstalled CWA (2503.10 EAR) multiple times with either the GUI checkbox or withe /installMSTeamsPlugin checkbox, tried using the Teams Plugin MSI, and should be GACS managed as well. Every other machine I own loads the DLL and triggers SlimCore... except this one. CR VDA, Teams 25153.1010.3727.5483, Plugin 25.14.1.8 Summary.txt states

2025-06-27T13:34:17.067Z Err	RosterGroupingService: Slimcore version not supported. Version undefined

Any one have any ideas?

Anyone still using classic teams after the July 1st supposed deadline? still working here...

This is a long shot question, but any other admins with Server 2022 desktops experiencing Teams "not responding" issues since late June? I started experiencing it mid-month when no new Windows, application, or Teams update were being applied. Applying June updates and updating to the latest version of Teams has not resolved the issue for me. Primarily users experience Teams "not responding" shortly after logging in to a desktop. Sometimes users encounter it later. If a user tried to log out of their desktop, the ms-teams.exe process cannot be killed and their session stays in a "logging off" state.

Anyone allowing Signature roaming in O365? We're testing it out, but the user experience is clunky. For a new user, you have to: 1. Launch Outlook 2. Click New Email (no signature) 3. Click Signature 4. Close Outlook 5. Relaunch Outlook 6. Click New Email - signature is finally sync'd Trying to figure out a way to have that sync done without the steps and relaunching the app. We are enforcing enabling roaming of settings via GPO.

Do you think Windows 365 is the next big desktop MS push vs AVD? I personally do.

Does New Teams on VDI support the "Call Resume" (or "Join Call") feature? For example, someone answers on phone, and the logs on to computer, and it says "Press here to Join call from your computer", etc...? I don't see it listed as a feature that does not work on VDI, so in theory it should work....

So here's an interesting problem, wonder if anyone has any solutions? Small company down the road from me have an Office365 account (two users). They bought their licenses through a consultant. They own a domain name that they send emails to and this appears to forward onto their M365 accounts. Guy who sold them the licenses and runs everything for them got arrested. Now, it appears, their M365 bill is unpaid. So they can't log and get their email, etc. because it says "access blocked to tenant" because their bill hasn't been settled. Of course, to pay your bill you need to log in to the admin center. The guy who's been arrested is the only admin. He's given them his username and password but - it needs MFA. And his phone is material evidence in an ongoing case so there's no chance of getting the phone. No backup email set up either. How on earth can these poor buggers log in to pay their bill and get access back to their email and docs? They don't even know their own tenant name, thanks to handing control of everything to a "trusted" consultant. Is there some sort of Microsoft process for allowing people into their admin center who've been locked out in this way? Any Microsoft partners out there have a clue?

Anyone have any idea when New Teams Slimcore will be supported on Horizon?

Hello, someone has a best practice process to install Windows Defender for Business on Citrix MCS WS2022 VDA 2402CU2 and configure the service properly ? thanks it advance. I read Microsoft forum but all is not undrstood.

We are currently receiving many tickets with 58tm1 errors again. Does anyone already have a useful approach? Workers are hybrid joined, fslogix roam identity is deactivated and sso is active. WS2022

Hello, how do you handle users that use Outlook PWA but also need to open .msg or .eml files? Any easy solution you can recommend?

Interesting. New teams installed on 2022 shared desktop with boot straper. \teamsbootstrapper.exe -p -o "c:\path\to\teams.msix" Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Teams disableAutoUpdate set to 1 to disallow auto update. User gets a messege that teams need to update hits ok and a .exe is downloaded. User is able to install. Anyone seen this? and did they just update for everyoen on the machine? (Screenshot in thread)

Speaking of auto updates. In RDS\Citrix desktops you have to define the location you want the teams outlook add in to be placed so it s not installed to the users appdata and instead is installed in a location like progamdata so all users on the server can access it. What happens when you have teams auto update on? Does teams just update the client and the we are suppose to update the teams outlook addin?

Hitting a wall with Teams v2 on 2022 again. I’ve gotten this to work recently after using @Jeff Riechers updated script (Thanks Jeff!) and combinging that with Thomas Koetzings posts, but it was a complete bear. Now dealing with this at a new site, same type of issues. Here’s some good clues and would love to hear the groups input: 1. Multiple users work, but only in an OU with blocked GPOs and using RDP. Citrix connections don’t work (spins for a bit, doens’t launch, error about kernelbase.dll) 2. If moved to an OU with some basic GPOs, RDP nor Citrix does not work (admin or non-admin). We’ve followed Thomas K’s post recommendations, and used Jeff’s installs script as well as trying Neverred - but keep hitting the wall with the kernelbase.dll error. We’re at a bit of a loss why RDP would work but Citrix not (when in a naked OU).

Hi all! I am on the brink of going crazy! The not so new Teams anymore is driving me nuts. The installation on a server 2022 (RDS) appear to be going smoothly (used both Neverred and Koetzings methods, never had a problem) and it appear on the admin start menu and can be launched. The problem is that when a users signs in there is no trace of Teams at all, neither on the start menu (normally the other way around, impossible to get rid of it) or through shell:appsfolder. Not possible to create the shortcut msteams:/. Tried with a local profile to rule out Fslogix but no luck. Anyone seen anything like this?

Does anyone have any creative ways to overcome the limitation of taking screenshots of a Teams meeting from within the VDA when optimization is enabled? https://support.citrix.com/external/article/568217/screenshot-of-a-shared-screen-during-a-t.html

Am i crazy or does office365 apps (office) do not listed to the do not auto update settings in group policy? office auto updates in the middle of the day on a shared server are causing havok

Windows 11, single user pooled virtual desktops. On the master image, do you actually need to install Teams, or does it ship with the OS now? When I spin up an image with no apps, I can see "Microsoft Teams" in the Start Menu. Or do I need to install the bootstrapper?

So have a customer testing "New Outlook" with FSLogix and Instant Clones (Horizon). So far so good, except users experience a 1-2 minute delay when opening sometimes, where text doesn't appear and reading pane doesn't work. After that works like a charm from what I hear.

question when adding w365 to your existing citrix account the first part is to connect azure ad but when I select connect it ask for my url which I point to my existing one but said it’s in use? Do i have to create a new url?