REMOVAL GUIDE · MICROSOFT TEAMS

How to uninstall Microsoft Teams, and why it can come back

Quit Teams, then uninstall Microsoft Teams from Settings, Apps. If the list also shows Teams Machine-Wide Installer, uninstall that too: Microsoft's support page says you need to remove both to fully uninstall Teams. Microsoft also documents why Teams reappears: it is included again when you reinstall Office or run an online repair of it, and on a work PC an administrator decides whether it is installed. The current Teams client is a packaged app, which is why Microsoft's admin documentation removes it with Remove-AppxPackage rather than a classic uninstaller.

Updated 11 November 2026.

AT A GLANCE

Check	What it means	Reversible?
Teams closed: right-click its taskbar icon, Close window	Microsoft's first step before uninstalling	Yes: open Teams again
Microsoft Teams gone from Settings, Apps	The app is uninstalled	Yes: install Teams again from Microsoft
No Teams Machine-Wide Installer entry	The second item Microsoft says must go to fully uninstall Teams	Yes, by reinstalling
Get-AppxPackage MSTeams returns nothing	No Teams package is registered for your account	Read-only check
Teams back after an Office reinstall or online repair	Documented by Microsoft: Teams is included when Office is reinstalled or repaired online	Uninstall Teams again; on a work PC, ask the administrator

The official way: Settings first, PowerShell if you prefer

Microsoft documents the Settings route for everyone and PowerShell commands for administrators. On the Windows 11 PC this guide was checked on, Teams was registered as the package MSTeams. On a work or school PC Teams may be deployed by your organisation, and Microsoft notes that administrators can prevent the installation of Teams when they install Office.

Quit Teams
Right-click the Teams icon in the taskbar and choose Close window.
Uninstall Microsoft Teams
Select Start, Settings, Apps and search for teams. Select Microsoft Teams, then Uninstall, and Uninstall again to confirm. If Windows asks whether to allow the app to make changes to your device, select Yes.
Uninstall Teams Machine-Wide Installer, if it is listed
Select Teams Machine-Wide Installer, then Uninstall, and confirm the same way. Microsoft's page states that to uninstall Teams you need to uninstall both Microsoft Teams and Teams Machine-Wide Installer.
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The same removal from PowerShell
Microsoft documents this line for an individual user without administrator privilege. For every user on the PC, its admin documentation gives Get-AppxPackage *MSTeams* -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers, and teamsbootstrapper.exe -x -m to uninstall Teams machine-wide.
```
Get-AppxPackage *MSTeams* | Remove-AppxPackage
```
PowerShell
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Check that it is gone (read-only)
No output means no Teams package is registered for your account.
```
Get-AppxPackage *MSTeams* | Format-Table Name, Version
```
PowerShell

What can stay behind, and what brings Teams back

Microsoft's uninstall pages do not list leftover folders, so this guide does not name any. What they do document is how Teams returns: it is included when Office is reinstalled or repaired online, and uninstalling Office also removes Teams. These read-only PowerShell commands show whether a Teams package or a classic Teams entry is still registered.

Get-AppxPackage *MSTeams* | Format-Table Name, Version
Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
  'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
  'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
  Where-Object DisplayName -match 'Teams' | Format-Table DisplayName, DisplayVersion

Usually safe to act on

Teams Machine-Wide Installer still listed after Microsoft Teams is gone: uninstall it as well.
Teams back after an Office reinstall or online repair: uninstall it again from Settings. That is the behaviour Microsoft documents, not a failed removal.

Your data and settings: keep

The Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime: Microsoft lists it among the Teams client's requirements, and other apps use it too. It is not a Teams leftover.
Your account: Microsoft's uninstall steps only remove the app from this PC.
Teams on a work or school PC, if your organisation requires it: administrators control whether it is installed.

What a restore point does and does not cover

Microsoft describes restore points as snapshots of system files, installed applications, the Windows registry and system settings, taken without affecting personal data. That also means a restore point is not a backup of your files. System Protection is not enabled by default, so on a PC where nobody switched it on, a request for a restore point fails; you turn it on under Create a restore point, Configure. And when an app asks for a restore point while one made in the previous 24 hours already exists, Windows skips the new one and still reports success. For Teams, the packaged app is removed for your account without administrator rights, so no restore point is involved there; installing Teams again is the way back.

How PC Tweaker Uninstaller helps

It lists Microsoft Teams among Microsoft Store and packaged apps, in the same list as classic programs, and shows a Teams Machine-Wide Installer entry next to it when Windows registers one. Packaged apps are removed through the same Windows API that Settings uses, for your account and without administrator rights. For a classic entry, the brief shows the exact command it registered and whether it needs administrator rights, and the Removal Ledger records the method and the result. It does not stop Office from including Teams again after a reinstall or an online repair, and it does not change what an administrator deploys. Before an elevated removal it asks Windows for a restore point and records the outcome in the Removal Ledger. Because of the 24-hour rule above, Windows sometimes keeps an earlier point instead of making a new one. From version 0.13.8 the receipt says created only when it has verified a new point, and otherwise says that Windows reused the one from a given date; earlier versions could report created in that case.

Keep reading

uninstalling Microsoft 365 or Office — Removing Office removes Teams; reinstalling or repairing it brings Teams back.
why the WebView2 Runtime should stay — Teams needs it, and so do other apps.
uninstalling OneDrive without losing files — Another Microsoft app, where the order of the steps protects your files.
removing preinstalled Windows apps — Pick apps, see what each removal costs, and keep the Store link to get it back.
what PC Tweaker Uninstaller shows before a removal runs — The rating, the command and the permissions, before anything changes.

Common questions

Why does Microsoft Teams keep reinstalling?

Microsoft documents one cause: Teams is included again when you reinstall Office or perform an online repair of it. On a work or school PC, an administrator may also deploy it. Uninstall Teams again from Settings after the repair; Microsoft notes that administrators can prevent the installation of Teams when they install Office.

What is Teams Machine-Wide Installer, and should I remove it?

It is the second entry Microsoft's support page tells you to uninstall: to uninstall Teams you need to uninstall both Microsoft Teams and Teams Machine-Wide Installer. If it is in your apps list and you want Teams gone, select it and choose Uninstall.

How do I uninstall Teams with PowerShell?

Microsoft documents Get-AppxPackage *MSTeams* | Remove-AppxPackage for an individual user without administrator privilege, and Get-AppxPackage *MSTeams* -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers to remove it for all users. Its admin page also gives teamsbootstrapper.exe -x -m to uninstall Teams machine-wide.

Does uninstalling Office remove Teams?

Yes, according to Microsoft: Teams will also be removed if you uninstall Office, and it is included again if you reinstall Office or run an online repair.

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