Getting started with Microsoft Teams on Windows 11

The exciting features of Windows 11 and the fluid UI it offers make it a better one than the previous versions. Microsoft integrated its video conferencing and collaborative platform, Microsoft Teams “Chat” into Windows 11 to give a seamless experience to the users. In this guide, we show you how to get started with Microsoft Teams on Windows 11.

Microsoft Teams is a popular collaborative and meeting platform that is used by many organizations across the globe. It got rated as one of the best alternatives to Zoom for meetings. Let’s see how to use Teams on Windows 11.

Getting started with Microsoft Teams on Windows 11

The good thing with Teams on Windows 11 is that we don’t have to download it separately and install it. It comes well integrated with the OS and we just have to sign up and use it. In this guide, we show you how you can:

Sign up or Sign in to Teams
Change Name while Signing Up
Sync Outlook and Skype Contacts
Start a Chat or Meet
Open Teams and Quit Teams

Let’s see how we can do them on Teams in Windows 11.

1] Sign up or Sign in to Teams

To get started, click on the Chat icon on the Taskbar. It will show you available Microsoft accounts on your PC. Select any of them to Sign up or sign in. If you don’t want to use those accounts and use a different account, you can click on Use another account at the bottom of the Chat pop up.

2] Change Name while Signing Up

You can change or set a name for your Teams account while you are signing up. To do so, click on the pencil icon beside the name on the Chat pop-up.

Then, enter the desired name and click on the Let’s go button at the bottom to continue with the process.

3] Sync Outlook and Skype Contacts

By default, your Outlook and Skype contacts associated with the Microsoft account you selected are set to sync with Teams. If you want to sync them, just ignore the ticked check box above the Let’s go button. If you don’t want to sync any contact, uncheck the box and continue with the process.

You can sync Outlook and Skype contacts anytime using the Chat icon on the taskbar. Click on the Chat icon on Taskbar and then on Sync contacts.

It will open a window to sync contacts. Select from where you want to sync contacts and sync them with Teams.

4] Start a Chat or Meet

After signing up, you can simply start a meeting or chat conversation using the Chat icon on the taskbar. Click on the Chat icon on the taskbar and click on Meet to start a meeting or click on Chat to start a chat conversation.

Alternatively, you can use Microsoft Teams app to start a meeting or chat.

5] Open Teams and Quit Teams

There are multiple ways to open Teams on Windows 11. You can open it from the Start menu list of apps, open it from the Chat icon and system tray. Click on Open Microsoft Teams at the bottom of the Chat pop-up on the taskbar.

To open Teams from the system tray, click on the system tray upward arrow and then click on the Teams icon. Or right-click on the Teams icon and select Open.

When you close Teams, it does not close completely. To close it completely, you have to quit it from the system tray. To do so, right-click on the Teams icon in the system tray and select Quit to close it completely.

We hope this post helps you get started with Teams on Windows 11. If you are looking for more, take a look at our Microsoft Teams Tips & Tricks post.

Windows 11 Chat not working

If when you click on the Chat icon that is present on the Windows 11 Taskbar, you see a message We are sorry, We’ve run into an issue, then this can happen because you are not signed in. You will have to sign in to Microsoft Teams first you do not have an account you will have to create it first.

Will Microsoft Teams work on Windows 11?

Yes. Microsoft Teams work on Windows 11. It is integrated into the OS to function smoothly. You don’t need to install Teams separately on Windows 11. You just have to sign up or sign in using your Microsoft account.

How do I install Microsoft Teams on Windows 11?

You don’t have to install Microsoft Teams on Windows 11 separately. It comes installed with Windows 11. All you need to do is sign up or sign in using your Microsoft account to use it.