Microsoft Teams is a unified communication and collaboration platform that combines persistent workplace chat, video meetings, file storage, and application integration. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of Microsoft Teams from the command line using both the EXE & MSI installers.
How to Install Microsoft Teams Silently
Microsoft Teams Silent Install (EXE)
- Navigate to: https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads#allDevicesSection
- Download the MSTeamsSetup_x_x_.exe to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
- Enter the following command: MSTeamsSetup_x_x_.exe -s
- Press Enter
After a few moments you will find Microsoft Teams entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | Microsoft Teams |
| Vendor: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Architecture: | x86_x64 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | MSTeamsSetup_x_x_.exe -s |
| Silent Uninstall Switch: | "%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Teams\Update.exe" --uninstall -s |
| Download Link: | https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads#allDevicesSection |
| PowerShell Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/microsoft-teams-install-and-uninstall-powershell/ |
| Detection Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/create-a-custom-detection-script-for-microsoft-teams-powershell/ |
Microsoft Teams 32-bit Silent Install (MSI)
- Navigate to: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/msi-deployment#msi-files
- Download the Teams_windows.msi to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
- Enter the following commands:
32-bit System
MsiExec.exe /i |
"%ProgramFiles%\Teams Installer\Teams.exe" -s |
64-bit System
MsiExec.exe /i |
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Teams Installer\Teams.exe" -s |
After a few moments you will find Microsoft Teams entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | Microsoft Teams (32-bit) |
| Vendor: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Architecture: | x86 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | MsiExec.exe /i Teams_windows.msi OPTIONS="noAutoStart=true" ALLUSERS=1 /qn |
| Silent Uninstall Switch: | MsiExec.exe /x Teams_windows.msi /qn |
| Download Link: | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/msi-deployment#msi-files |
| PowerShell Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/microsoft-teams-install-and-uninstall-powershell/ |
| Detection Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/create-a-custom-detection-script-for-microsoft-teams-powershell/ |
Microsoft Teams 64-bit Silent Install (MSI)
- Navigate to: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/msi-deployment#msi-files
- Download the Teams_windows_x64.msi to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
- Enter the following commands:
MsiExec.exe /i Teams_windows_x64.msi OPTIONS="noAutoStart=true" ALLUSERS=1 /qn |
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Teams Installer\Teams.exe" -s |
After a few moments you will find Microsoft Teams entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | Microsoft Teams (64-bit) |
| Vendor: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Architecture: | x64 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | MsiExec.exe /i Teams_windows_x64.msi OPTIONS="noAutoStart=true" ALLUSERS=1 /qn |
| Silent Uninstall Switch: | MsiExec.exe /x Teams_windows_x64.msi /qn |
| Download Link: | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/msi-deployment#msi-files |
| PowerShell Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/microsoft-teams-install-and-uninstall-powershell/ |
| Detection Script: | https://silentinstallhq.com/create-a-custom-detection-script-for-microsoft-teams-powershell/ |
The information above provides a quick overview of the software title, vendor, silent install, and silent uninstall switches. The download link provided take you directly to the vendors website.
How to Uninstall Microsoft Teams Silently
Check out the following posts for a scripted solution:
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Enter one of the following commands:
Microsoft Teams Silent Uninstall (EXE)
"%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Teams\Update.exe" --uninstall -s |
Microsoft Teams 32-bit Silent Uninstall (MSI)
MsiExec.exe /x Teams_windows.msi /qn |
Microsoft Teams 64-bit Silent Uninstall (MSI)
MsiExec.exe /x Teams_windows_x64.msi /qn |
Always make sure to test everything in a development environment prior to implementing anything into production. The information in this article is provided “As Is” without warranty of any kind.