Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune

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In this article am going to discuss with you how to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Microsoft Intune. To prevent Microsoft Teams from installing during new Office installations or updates via Intune, you can use the Settings Catalog option.

Within the Microsoft Office configuration settings, there is an option to control Teams installation behavior. By configuring the “Prevent Microsoft Teams from installing with Office” setting, you can ensure that Teams does not automatically install when deploying or updating Office applications.

Additionally, you can use Office Deployment Tool (ODT) or Group Policy for more granular control if required. If Teams was already installed, you can create an uninstall policy using PowerShell scripts in Intune to remove Teams from existing devices. This approach ensures a controlled Office deployment without unintended Teams installations.

Many organizations prefer to manage Teams deployment separately, using Intune’s app deployment policies, to ensure it aligns with company policies, security requirements, and version control strategies. If a company has a phased adoption plan or only specific departments require Teams, preventing its auto-installation allows IT admins to selectively deploy and configure Teams as needed. This approach ensures a more structured and manageable deployment process across the organization.

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Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 1
Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 1

Why to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates

Here’s a table comparing the reasons for not installing Microsoft Teams with new Office installations versus using the Intune Settings Catalog to control Office updates.

FactorAvoid Installing Teams with Office InstallationControl via Intune Settings Catalog
Use CasePrevents Teams from being installed when deploying Office.Manages Teams installation behavior for existing Office deployments.
Configuration MethodUse Office Deployment Tool (ODT) or Group Policy.Configure via Microsoft Intune (Settings Catalog).
ImplementationModify XML file (ExcludeApp ID=”Teams”) or use GPO.Apply “Exclude Teams” policy in Intune.
Impact on DevicesEnsures Teams is never installed with Office.Allows IT admins to manage Teams separately after deployment.
Best forNew deployments or fresh installations.Managing updates and changes post-installation.
Requires Reinstallation?No, prevents installation from the start.No, but applies only to future updates or reinstalls.
Intune DependencyNo, can be configured via ODT or GPO.Yes, requires Intune for policy enforcement.
Control GranularityStatic, applies at installation time.Dynamic, can be changed anytime via Intune policies.
Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Table. 1

Create a Configure Policy to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates in Intune

Follow the below-mentioned steps to create a configuration policy to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Microsoft Intune. First, Sign In to the Microsoft Intune Admin Center with your Intune administrator credentials.

  • Navigate to Devices  > Windows > Manage devices > Configuration
  • Click on +Create > +New Policy
Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 2
Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 2

In the next step, we can create a new Configuration profile from scratch. First, we need to provide the options mentioned below.

  • Platform: Windows 10 and later
  • Profile type: Settings catalog
Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 3
Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 3

On the Basics details page, we can name the configuration policy as “Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates” if needed, briefly describe the policy use in detail and then click Next.

Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 4
Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 4

We can now add the required settings to the Configuration Settings pane. To do that, click +Add settings in the bottom left corner of the page.

Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 5
Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 5

Search “Microsoft Teams” as a keyword. This will help us to find the correct policy based on our your current need. Now you can see the browse by category found as Microsoft Office 2016 (Machine)\Updates. Click that and check the “Don’t install Microsoft Teams with new Office installations or updates of Office” Settings name and close the Settings picker window.

Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 6
Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 6

On the current Configuration settings page, toggle on the Don’t install Microsoft Teams with new Office installations or updates of Office option and click Next.

Note! This policy setting allows you to control whether Microsoft Teams is installed with a new installation of Office or when an existing installation of Office is updated. This policy setting only applies to versions of Office, such as Office 365 ProPlus, where Teams is installed with a new installation or an update of Office.

If you enable this policy setting, Teams won’t be installed with a new installation or an update of Office. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, Teams will be installed as part of a new installation or an update of Office, unless you have used some other method, such as the Office Deployment Tool, to exclude the installation of Teams.

Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 7
Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 7

On the next page, Leave the Scope tags as Default. If your tenant has custom scope tags, you can select them based on your policy needs then Click on Next.

Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 8
Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 8

Here, I am assigning the configuration policy to HTMD – Test Computers a Device Group. To do that, click Add Groups and select a required device group under the Included Groups option. Not using any Filter in this example, and the Excluded Groups option was also left blank.

Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 9
Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 9

On the Review + create page, carefully review all the settings you’ve defined for the Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates policy. Once you’ve confirmed everything is correct, select “Create” to deploy the policy.

Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 10
Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 10

Monitor the Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates Policy Deployment

The configuration policy has been deployed to the HTMD – Test Computers, Microsoft Entra ID Device group. Once the devices are synced, the policy will take effect immediately. To monitor the policy deployment status from the Intune Portal, follow the steps below.

  • Navigate to Devices > Windows > Configuration > Search for the “Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates” configuration policy.
  • Under the Device and user check-in status, you can see the policy’s deployment status.
Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 11
Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 11

End User Experience

Now, we have to check whether the Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates policy is working fine or not. Log on to one of the policy-targeted devices. This time we can check the policy status via Intune Event Logs. Open Event Viewer from the device.

  • Navigate to Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > Devicemanagement-Enterprise-Diagnostics-Provider – Admin

Filter the latest logs with 814 Event ID so it make easy to find. the success log. We can also analyze the step-by-step logs in detail for more information about the targeted policy. The screenshot below shows that the policy is successfully applied to the system and our policy has been worked as expected!

Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 12
Best Method to Prevent Microsoft Teams from Office New Installations or Updates using Intune. Fig. 12

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Vaishnav K has over 11 years of experience in SCCM, Device Management, and Automation Solutions. Writes and imparts knowledge about Microsoft Intune, Azure, PowerShell scripting, and automation. Check out my profile on LinkedIn.

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