Microsoft Teams Now with Windows 11

Windows 11 is the first version of Windows designed for hybrid work, and this new integrated Teams app is aimed towards reaching the progressively indistinct lines between our personal and work-associated activities.

This version of Microsoft Teams included with Windows 11 will support only consumer type of logins or personal logins into Windows. It is not mandatory to have an  Office 365 account to access Teams. People having this consumer version of Teams can use it to chat with one another and receive chat as SMS text messages, sort of like what Apple does with iMessage. 

There are two clients on people’s computers: Teams labeled as work or school with the purple icon and Teams for personal use & with the same purple icon but there is T for Teams with Purple on a white background.

HOW TO USE:

You can use the integrated Teams app in Windows 11 but only with a personal account. For work or school accounts all you need to do is download and install a separate app.

How to use Teams in Windows 11 with a personal account:

• First, we need to click the Teams icon on the Taskbar in Windows 11. 
• Once you have signed into Windows with your personal account, click the Continue button, else click the link for Use Another Account and enter the email address and password for your  personal Microsoft account.
• Microsoft Teams will pop up. Now you’re ready to use the core chat features. Click the Chat icon in the taskbar or use the shortcut key (WIN + C). 
• The home screen invites you to begin chatting, meet now or invite people. Click the button to Invite People.
•  A group name can be created for the people you plan to invite. Enter the recipient's email address. On the plus side, Teams now allows people with different types of accounts to chat with each other, so you can invite people with personal, school, and work accounts. Add a message as needed and click the submit button 
• Alternatively, click the Invite to Teams button in the left pane to generate an invitation link that you can send individually to other users.
• Recipients will see the message and everyone will be able to chat with each other. You can apply special formats to your chat, attach files, add emojis and GIFs, and create polls. You can continue to join the same chat or click the New Chat icon to start a new conversation
• To start video chat, click the Meet Now icon. Create a meeting name. Click the Get A Link To Share button to generate a meeting link else, click the Meet Now button
• On the meeting home screen, click one of the four options to invite participants. When others join, you can use the features available in your personal version of the Teams like Meeting chat and screen sharing
• Next time onwards to use Teams, click the icon on the Taskbar. Click the Meet button or  Chat button depending on what you want to do. Past chats can be accessed from this window. For a full Teams experience, click the link at the bottom for Open Microsoft Teams.

How to use Teams in Windows 11 with a work or school account:

• To experience Teams in Windows 11 with your own work or school account, you’ll need to download the application separately. Browse to the Download Microsoft Teams website and click the download button for Desktop. 
• On the page for Download Microsoft Teams For Windows Desktop, click the Download Teams button for Teams For Work or School. Run the downloaded .exe file to install the Teams app.
• When the app opens, click the Start button then sign in with your work or school account. Click Next. Enter your password. You’ll see the full version of Teams with all the features.
• Finally, you can switch between the personal version of the Teams and the work or school version. Click on the Taskbar icon to launch the personal version. To access either version in Windows 11, click on the Start button after which click on the All apps link. The All Apps menu, shows a shortcut for Microsoft Teams for the personal edition and a shortcut for Microsoft Teams (work or school) for the other version.

With Microsoft Teams makeover users can add contacts using their email address or phone number, sync existing contacts from Skype or Outlook, and send group chat and meeting invite links to others, who can join without havingTeams installed. The Windows 11 Teams also has an overhauled Together Mode with live emoji reactions, polls, calendar integration, chat history search, file sharing and the ability to directly assign tasks to others.