Since the pandemic began, many have turned to Microsoft Teams to stay in touch with their colleagues. Teams is packed with features and is a great tool for the enthusiast. But having a rich arsenal doesn’t make the Teams experience any less challenging. Many newcomers are forced to delete it after days of trying — for one reason or another — and we completely resonate with that mindset.

Unsurprisingly, deleting Teams isn’t an easy task either. And it can come back to haunt you, even if you do it by the book. Today, we’ll look at why Teams can come back even after it’s been deleted, and how to get rid of it for good.

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Unlike most applications out there, Microsoft Teams has a failsafe. This means that if a user tries to uninstall the application, they have to go through twice the effort. The name of that failsafe is "Teams Machine-Wide Installer."