One of the most popular features of Microsoft 365 that makes it such a successful platform in a work office environment is how well integrated all the applications are. The integration of Microsoft Teams and Outlook is an example of this as users can quickly and easily access Microsoft Teams features directly from their Outlook application at the click of a button.
However, in order for this feature to work, first you must install the Microsoft Teams add-in for Outlook. Once this is done a new icon will appear at the top panel of your Outlook page. Recently, however, people have been reporting errors in this feature as Outlook keeps disabling the Teams add-in and they can’t seem to find the icon that should be on the top panel of the Outlook Home page. In this blog post, I will provide a step by step guide on how this issue can be resolved.
How to fix Outlook when it keeps disabling Teams add-ins:
Method 1: Reinstall Teams
- Open Run command
- Type ‘appwiz.cpl’ and click ‘OK’
- A window for Programs and features will appear
- Search for Microsoft Teams and click on it
- Then select ‘Uninstall’
- Once Teams has uninstalled, restart the system
- Next,
Redownload Microsoft Teams - Launch Outlook and check if the Teams add-in is working
- Enable the Teams add-in in Outlook
Method 2: Enable Teams add-ins in Outlook
- Open Outlook and click on ‘File’
- Then select ‘Options’
- From the Left hand side panel, click on ‘Add-ins’
- Select ‘Go’
- Select the box for ‘Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office‘
- Click on ‘OK’
A commonly experienced situation with Microsoft Teams is that it can often go through issues resulting in certain files and add-ins not appearing or working properly. Reinstalling Microsoft Teams is a simple but effective way to resolve this issue. Once Microsoft teams has been reinstalled and the add-in is still not working in Outlook, then try enabling the Teams add-in in Outlook. It may be that after reinstalling Microsoft Teams, the add-in unchecked itself from the add-ins in Outlook, therefore it needs to be enabled manually in order to work.
We’ve also created a video to help guide you through the steps:
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Method 1: Reinstall Teams if Outlook keeps disabling add-ins
- Open Run command
To open this window, press the ‘Windows’ button and the ‘R’ button on the keyboard at the same time.
- Type ‘appwiz.cpl’
In the box, type in ‘appwiz.cpl’ and then click ‘OK’
- A window for Programs and Features will appear
- Search for Microsoft Teams
In the search box at the top of the window, search for Microsoft Teams
- Click on it, then select ‘Uninstall’
Once you have found Microsoft teams, click on it and then from the top panel, select ‘Uninstall’
- Once Teams has uninstalled, restart the system
It is important that you do not skip this step. Restarting your device ensures that the changes that have just been made to the system have a chance to update the system.
- Redownload Microsoft Teams
Use the following link to access the Microsoft teams download page. Select “Download Teams”, then follow the instructions to install Teams.
- Launch Outlook and check if the Teams add-in is working
If the option for ‘Share to Teams’ appears on the top panel of your Outlook Home page, as shown in the screenshot above, then you have successfully resolved the issue. If the add-in does not appear, please continue to the next step of the solution which is enabling the Teams add-in in Outlook.
Method 2: Enable Teams add-ins if Outlook keeps disabling them
- Open Outlook and click on ‘File’
Before carrying out this step to the solution, please be sure to restart both Outlook and Microsoft teams. Then open Outlook and sign in using your credentials. The on the top left hand side of the screen, click on ‘File’.
- Then select ‘Options’
When the window for Account Information appears, Select ‘Option’ from the bottom left hand side of the screen.
- From the Left hand side panel, click on ‘Add-ins’
When the window for ‘Outlook Options’ appears, select ‘Add-ins’ from the left hand side panel.
- Select ‘Go’
Ensure that at the bottom of the window where it says ‘Manage:’ ‘COM Add-ins’ has been selected, then click on ‘Go’.
- Select the box for ‘Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office
As displayed in the screenshot above, select the Microsoft teams add in option. Click on the box and a tick should appear inside it.
- Click on ‘OK’
Once you have clicked ‘OK’ Teams should be showing at the top panel of your Outlook Home page and you can now easily Switch between Outlook and Microsoft Teams.
Thank you for reading! We hope this blog post has been helpful in solving any Teams add-in issues you have been experiencing in Outlook. Feel free to leave a comment below if you have any further questions on this blog post and we’ll be sure to get back to you.