Microsoft Teams has become a prominent tool for when you’re working remotely with your colleagues from home. The collaboration tool comes with a ton of features, including audio/video calling, screen sharing, integration options, Office compatibility, background blur, and direct messaging. There are also some very interesting features in the works, such as setting a custom background and raising your hand in a meeting to let the admin know to unmute you.

While it is fast and reliable in terms of productivity, the service does have a caveat. Unlike other applications on your PC, Microsoft Teams is difficult to uninstall once you stop using it forever. That’s because Microsoft Teams keeps reinstalling itself on your Windows PC even after the uninstall process, and also loads itself during startup.

The following guide will help you completely uninstall Microsoft Teams and prevent the program from automatically reinstalling and opening a pop-up window again.

To completely remove Microsoft Teams, you need to understand why it’s harder to remove from your PC. When you install Teams, you install two software programs: Microsoft Teams and Teams Machine-Wide Installer. The latter is what reinstalls Microsoft Teams on your PC every time you log in.