To identify when desktop clients fall out of date, an in-app alert will be displayed if the user’s current version is between one and three months old, and if there's a new version available. Auto-updates ensure that users have the latest capabilities, performance enhancements, security, and service reliability. Because Teams is governed by the Modern Lifecycle Policy, it's expected that users remain on the most up-to-date version of the desktop client. Because we stagger the availability of updates worldwide, some clients in your organization might receive new updates before others. The client automatically installs updates when they become available to that client. Servicing agreementĪs part of a modern online service, the Teams client is updated approximately once per month. Teams doesn't give admins the ability to deploy updates through any delivery mechanism. Can admins deploy updates instead of Teams auto-updating? To learn more, read Overview of update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps. Teams doesn't follow the update process for the other Offices apps, such as Word and Excel. Teams follows its own update process as outlined above.

Teams is installed by default with new installations of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise as described in Deploy Microsoft Teams with Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. What about updates to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise? Users need to be signed in for updates to be downloaded.

If an update is available, it will be downloaded and silently installed when the computer is idle. drop-down menu next to your Profile icon in the top right of the app.

Users can also manually download updates by selecting Check for updates in the. Teams checks for updates every few hours behind the scenes, downloads it, and then waits for the computer to be idle before silently installing the update. The desktop client updates itself automatically. If a critical update is required, Teams will bypass this schedule and release the update as soon as it’s available. Desktop client updates typically start on the 4th Monday of the month and are rolled out gradually to customers throughout the remainder of the week. Teams desktop client updates are released monthly after rigorous internal testing and validation through our Technology Adoption Program (TAP). Teams web app updates are typically released on the 4th Monday of each month.

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