Deploying Teams clients to devices

In this section, we will examine how Microsoft Teams may be installed or deployed across many devices and platforms, including Windows, virtual desktops, macOS, and mobile devices.

Important note

The technologies that we will be discussing in this section, such as Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager, Group Policy, and Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure, are beyond the scope of this book. These technologies will be described only at a very high level to provide you with a basic awareness of how these technologies relate to Microsoft Teams.

First, we will look at the methods available to install or deploy Microsoft Teams to Windows devices.

Windows

Microsoft Teams may be deployed to your Windows devices using several methods. The simplest method is to use self-service. Microsoft Teams has been included in Microsoft 365 apps for some time now, so when a user installs Microsoft 365 to their Windows computer, Microsoft Teams will be...