Multiple Instances Microsoft Teams Application


Microsoft Teams Application has always been improving based on the feature’s availability in the Teams Application. Microsoft has been enhancing the features some based on the existing Skype for Business Application and some based on the User Voice Request.

There is already an ongoing User Voice Request to have multiple instances of Microsoft Teams on the Windows Machine.

The major use of the multiple instances of Microsoft Teams Application: -

1.      Being from the Support industry the people need to be logged into the corporate account and a test account for testing the features simultaneously
2.      To do multitasking project with multiple people viewing the desktop from two different people.
3.  Attending Two Different Meeting at a same time wherein one of the meeting you are a silent participant or just the host of the meeting

Disadvantages of using multiple instances of Microsoft Teams Application
1.      Multiple Notification of Chat Messages Calls and Meeting Reminder sometimes becomes annoying.
2.      Since you are using the multiple instances of the application you cannot download the documents or files from the second version as the first version is associated with your drive. We can always edit the document in the Microsoft Teams Application without any issues.

Here is the link to the Source Code
1.      Copy the below information and paste it in a notepad.

@ECHO OFF

REM Uses the file name as the profile name
SET MSTEAMS_PROFILE=%~n0
ECHO - Using profile "%MSTEAMS_PROFILE%"

SET "OLD_USERPROFILE=%USERPROFILE%"
SET "USERPROFILE=%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Teams\CustomProfiles\%MSTEAMS_PROFILE%"

REM Ensure there is a downloads folder to avoid error described at
REM https://gist.github.com/DanielSmon/cc3fa072857f0272257a5fd451768c3a
mkdir "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Teams\CustomProfiles\%MSTEAMS_PROFILE%\Downloads"

ECHO - Launching MS Teams with profile %MSTEAMS_PROFILE%
cd "%OLD_USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Teams"
"%OLD_USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Teams\Update.exe" --processStart "Teams.exe"

2.    Save the File with the name Profile.cmd

3.   Once you have your Teams Application Running with one profile double click on the Batch File second instance of the application will be initiated automatically. You can login with same profile or different profile basis on your need.

Here is the User Voice for the same. Please vote for the User Voice
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/17750851-i-want-to-use-multiple-teams-accounts-at-the-same



Comments

  1. davidrmartinApril 22, 2020 at 8:44 PM

    Excellent advice and works like a charm. IMHO, multiple Teams windows/instances of the desktop app is bettter than multiple accounts in one Teams desktop app

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  2. UnknownApril 24, 2020 at 7:25 PM

    This is incredibly awesome, Satish! Thank you for taking the time to share this information.

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  3. UnknownMay 1, 2020 at 8:06 PM

    How can this be done on a Mac?

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    1. Satish UpadhyayaMay 17, 2020 at 6:20 PM

      Unfortunately I do not have a Mac Book to Test the Commands. But this can definitely run on MAC Book too. Just instead of Command Prompt we need to run the services via terminal. I can provide the codes if needed.

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    2. DaronMay 20, 2020 at 5:26 AM

      definitely needed

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    3. UnknownJune 22, 2020 at 12:53 PM

      Hi, I would be very very interested too for the MacOS code to do the same tricks. Thanks a lot for this.

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    4. thelinuxcatJune 24, 2020 at 6:22 PM

      @Satish I can help test on Mac if you have the code.

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    5. Satish UpadhyayaJune 25, 2020 at 4:39 PM

      Can you please send me an email on my personal email? I can share the code so that we can test on MAC and release the same for the MAC Users

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    6. Chanse ArringtonJuly 31, 2020 at 8:06 PM

      Did you guys get this working for MacOS?

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  4. LorenzoMay 17, 2020 at 8:13 PM

    Thank you very much for this solution! I would like to do the same on a Linux system (Ubuntu), for which I think the trick would be very similar to Mac. Would you know how to do that?

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  5. RajaJune 18, 2020 at 9:29 AM

    It worked just like that. Thank you !!

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  6. UnknownJune 25, 2020 at 6:14 PM

    this really works great and is a life saver!
    The only thing for me is that my second profile is the same as the first. In order to get this working, I had to logout. Teams keep on hanging after that and I needed to close it. After that the login form opened and I could login with my second account.

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  7. UnknownSeptember 10, 2020 at 2:36 PM

    Thank you! I wish I could run 4 versions of Teams the same time as all my clients use it. But 2 versions is a huge step forward.

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    1. Satish UpadhyayaSeptember 10, 2020 at 5:35 PM

      Yes. Recommend to save the File with different names and you can login using 4 different version. File Name1, File Name2, File Name3 will be the name and you can start 3-4 instances without any issues.

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  8. UnknownSeptember 25, 2020 at 1:50 PM

    This is the easier I have seen. Been using this for 6 months now. Thanks a lot!

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  9. Genitori Prima MediaFebruary 10, 2021 at 6:31 PM

    great, it works like a charm. question: there is any way to differentiate the second instance to avoid confusion?

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  10. JohnMay 3, 2021 at 9:03 PM

    Is there a way to mute one call so that I can continue to watch the presentation, but not hear the presenter or participants?
    My use case is "Skype Mode"; being booked in multiple meetings, where one requires my priority participation, and the other "May" require my input. I can join the main meeting with full video and audio, and join the second meeting with no audio which allows me to follow along and see where they are on the agenda, so I can estimate when to switch calls.

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  11. UnknownJune 18, 2021 at 8:40 PM

    @Genitori Prima- you can change the themes. I have set one as dark and other as light

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  12. UnknownJuly 22, 2021 at 9:16 AM

    absolutely amazing thanks

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