Closing the window does not close the Program

Ben Johnston 16

I am running PopOS (Ubuntu) 19.10

Closing the teams window using the X in the top right button does not actually close the program, with processes still running in the background. I am running GNOME 3.34.2. I have installed the KStatusNotifications GNOME extensions and noticed that selecting Quit using this menu does in fact close the program.

I have teams version 1.3.00.5153 (64 bit).

Gideon Rho 1 Reputation point

2022-04-15T18:21:29.907+00:00

Thanks to user Shaaaaazam on Reddit for this fix that worked for me:

"Run in compatibility mode for win7"

Link to original Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftTeams/comments/munus6/teams_wont_reopen_after_closing/gv7uk67/

User was on 21H2 and still having the issue.

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Nicholas Fiorello 16 Reputation points

2020-04-29T22:43:05.247+00:00

Except That setting defaults to ON.
Except You must be signed in to change settings.
Except... You have to change that setting even if all you want to do is 'exit teams for the day' and have it re-enabled in the morning.

This isn't Max Headroom, it's not illegal to close Teams no matter how much you 'd like it to be that way.

Give us an exit command.
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Philipp Ludwig 1 Reputation point

2020-07-24T13:32:00.743+00:00

I agree. This would be so much easier if there just was an exit command in the menu.
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Marian Javorka - MSFT 936 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2020-04-08T15:51:13.93+00:00

Thank you for your feedback @Ben Johnston

There is in-app setting to change this behaviour. Go to Settings from Profile menu

And then uncheck the second item on this screen
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ZDurban 36 Reputation points

2021-04-06T12:36:13.507+00:00

For me, this setting is already turned off. The real issue for me is that when I close out of the program, it still isn't fully shut down. There are still about 5 processes running and it prevents me from being able to reopen Teams without going into the Task Manager, finding the open processes, closing them and THEN I can go back and open the program. Like I said, the "On close, keep the application running" is already turned off.

Corey Fuhrhop 31 Reputation points

2021-04-14T13:51:12.62+00:00

I have the same problem. "On close, keep the application running" is unchecked, but I still have the icon in my System Tray after closing. I then can't reopen Teams until I either kill it in the Task Manager, or right-click the tray icon and Quit.

Amy R 16 Reputation points

2021-05-04T14:10:57.087+00:00

Same - and I have to kill it or quit just to shut down or reboot so laptop doesn't freeze on start up. Wasn't doing this until recently.

Serge Biesheuvel 1 Reputation point

2021-07-13T19:59:21.813+00:00

Same here bro, this is really annoying

bpo 1 Reputation point

2021-09-09T14:48:27.31+00:00

Same here. This is frustrating. Please fix @Microsoft!

VARGAS VARGAS KENNETH 1 Reputation point

2021-10-15T00:22:49.93+00:00

This worked for me! Thanks!
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Steve Sommers 6 Reputation points

2021-11-09T19:14:27.237+00:00

Nothing like Microsoft breaking their own standard for other apps to follow.
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JimmyYang-MSFT 49,191 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2020-04-02T05:30:21.307+00:00

Hi BenJohnston-0978!
Yes, you're right!
If you only close the teams windows using "X" in Teams client, it does not actually close the program. You should click Teams icon and select quit to close the program. It should be the expected behavior.
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