Good news for users of Microsoft Teams. The Redmond firm’s communication platform will finally solve one of the problems that caused the most annoyance to those who used it. personal and work accounts from the same computer with Windows 11. From now on, users will be able to access them directly from a single application.
Yes, believe it or not, Microsoft Teams will allow you to log in with personal and work accounts from the same interface, being able to switch between them quickly and with just a couple of clicks. The unified app, which is already being testedwill be available to all users of Windows 11 starting in April, when the 24H2 update of the operating system is released.
Once the new version of Microsoft Teams is available, users will be able to add new accounts or switch between profiles directly from the menu in the upper right corner of the window.
Without a doubt, this is a momentous change for those who depend on this platform daily. It is worth mentioning that those who use Microsoft Teams with personal and work accounts from the same PC with Windows 11 they had to download two apps. On one side, “Microsoft Teams (Free)” and on the other “Microsoft Teams (Work or School)”.
With the change announced this Wednesday, those from Redmond will eliminate the first of the versions just mentioned and will rename the second simply as “Microsoft Teams.”
Microsoft Teams will have a long-awaited unified app in Windows 11
Using a unified Microsoft Teams app will bring several benefits, beyond managing accounts from a single interface. When connecting to a meeting, users will have the ability to choose which profile to do it with. Additionally, in future updates there will be the option to join a meeting without being logged into the platform.
Another important novelty will be in the notifications. They will be improved to Easily identify which account they belong towhile the personal ones will include more information and quick controls directly from the pop-up window.
“We’ve received consistent feedback from users: They prefer a single Teams app that allows them to easily access and switch between personal and work accounts. This update will allow you to use one app for all types of Teams accounts,” Microsoft said.
It is curious that it has taken Redmond more than two years to find the way Microsoft Teams works in Windows 11. When the OS was announced, one of the most promoted novelties was the integration of the platform’s chat directly into the bar of tasks. However, this only worked with personal accounts and was not a well-received option by the public. In the middle of last year, the company gave up and removed this feature.
Despite this, the need to have two different versions of the same application aroused a large number of complaints. It was confusing and unnecessarily complicated the user experience.
To all this we must add criticism for the default inclusion of Teams in the Office package, which many have seen as an attempt by Microsoft to force the use of its communication platform. In Europe the matter did not go unnoticed and led to an antitrust investigation. To appease regulatory scrutiny, Redmond finally chose to stop offering the app integrated into the business plans of its office suite.
