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Supported features for Microsoft Teams on Azure Virtual Desktop

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This article lists the features of Microsoft Teams that Azure Virtual Desktop currently supports and the minimum requirements to use each feature.

Supported features

The following table lists whether the Windows Desktop client, Azure Virtual Desktop Store app or macOS client supports specific features for Teams on Azure Virtual Desktop. Other clients aren't supported.

Feature Windows Desktop client and Azure Virtual Desktop app macOS client
Application window sharing Yes No
Audio/video call Yes Yes
Background blur Yes Yes
Background images Yes Yes
Call health panel Yes Yes
Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART) transcriptions Yes Yes
Configure audio devices Yes No
Configure camera devices Yes Yes
Diagnostic overlay Yes No
Dynamic e911 Yes Yes
Give and take control Yes Yes
Live captions Yes Yes
Live reactions Yes Yes
Manage breakout rooms Yes Yes
Mirror my video Yes No
Multiwindow Yes Yes
Noise suppression Yes Yes
Screen share and video together Yes Yes
Screen share Yes Yes
Secondary ringer Yes Yes
Shared system audio Yes No
Simulcast Yes Yes

Tip

You can find a more general list of Teams features that aren't supported on any VDI platform in the documentation for Microsoft Teams at Features not supported in VDI.

Version requirements

The following table lists the minimum required versions for each Teams feature. For optimal user experience on Teams for Azure Virtual Desktop, we recommend using the latest supported versions of each client along with the WebRTC Redirector Service installed on your session hosts, which you can find in the following list:

Supported features Windows Desktop client and Azure Virtual Desktop Store app version macOS client version WebRTC Redirector Service version Teams version
Application window sharing 1.2.3770 and later Not supported 1.31.2211.15001 Updates within 90 days of the current version
Audio/video call 1.2.1755 and later 10.7.7 and later 1.0.2006.11001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Background blur 1.2.3004 and later 10.7.10 and later 1.1.2110.16001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Background images 1.2.3004 and later 10.7.10 and later 1.1.2110.16001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
CART transcriptions 1.2.2322 and later 10.7.7 and later 1.0.2006.11001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Call health panel 1.2.1755 and later 10.7.7 and later 1.0.2006.11001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Configure audio devices 1.2.1755 and later Not supported 1.0.2006.11001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Configure camera devices 1.2.1755 and later 10.7.7 and later 1.0.2006.11001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Diagnostic overlay 1.2.3316 and later Not supported 1.17.2205.23001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Dynamic e911 1.2.2600 and later 10.7.7 and later 1.0.2006.11001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Give and take control 1.2.2924 and later 10.7.10 and later 1.0.2006.11001 and later (Windows), 1.31.2211.15001 and later (macOS) Updates within 90 days of the current version
Live captions 1.2.2322 and later 10.7.7 and later 1.0.2006.11001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Live reactions 1.2.1755 and later 10.7.7 and later 1.1.2110.16001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Manage breakout rooms 1.2.1755 and later 10.7.7 and later 1.0.2006.11001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Mirror my video 1.2.3770 and later Not supported 1.0.2006.11001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Multiwindow 1.2.1755 and later 10.7.7 and later 1.1.2110.16001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Noise suppression* 1.2.3316 and later 10.8.1 and later 1.0.2006.11001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Screen share and video together 1.2.1755 and later 10.7.7 and later 1.0.2006.11001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Screen share 1.2.1755 and later 10.7.7 and later 1.0.2006.11001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Secondary ringer 1.2.3004 and later 10.7.7 and later 1.0.2006.11001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Shared system audio 1.2.4058 and later Not supported 1.0.2006.11001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version
Simulcast 1.2.3667 and later 10.8.1 and later 1.0.2006.11001 and later Updates within 90 days of the current version

* When using Teams media optimizations, noise suppression is on by default, but confirmation isn't shown in Teams client. This is by design.

Next steps

Learn more about how to set up Teams for Azure Virtual Desktop at Use Microsoft Teams on Azure Virtual Desktop.

Learn about known issues, limitations, and how to log issues at Troubleshoot Teams on Azure Virtual Desktop.

Learn about the latest version of the Remote Desktop WebRTC Redirector Service at What's new in the Remote Desktop WebRTC Redirector Service.