Microsoft is enhancing the Microsoft Teams tray icon and menu in the Windows taskbar area to improve usability and streamline routine tasks.
Timeline
The rollout should be completed in March 2025. This update specifically impacts Teams for Windows.
Update from 5 April 2025:
The rollout should be completed in April.
Impact on your users
All users will experience the following changes.
- First, the account presence will be displayed differently. Users will now see their current presence status in the system tray menu, allowing for quick status changes.
- Second, the Open option will be removed from the system tray menu. Users can launch the Teams app by selecting their account name in the system tray.
- Third, the update will consolidate the Teams icons for users signed into both personal and work accounts. Previously, two icons were displayed in the taskbar.
- Fourth, the enhancement does not support multiple work accounts. You see one work and one personal account but not two or more work accounts (if added to the Teams client).
