Check for Updates in Microsoft Teams

• Microsoft is consistently releasing new updates to Teams, and those updates may not always be announced
• Periodically checking for updates will ensure you have the most up to date Teams experience
• This will only apply to the installed version of Teams, not the web application
  • To download the desktop version for free, visit the Microsoft Teams download site here
  • To download the entire Microsoft Office suite for free as part of your WesternU account, visit go.westernu.edu and select "Install Office"

Access your updates in Teams

• Open the installed version of Microsoft Teams
• Click on your profile, then select "Check for Updates"

• You will see a status in the center of your Teams screen that states "We will check and install any updates while you continue to work."

• Once this message has disappeared, you will now need to close Teams completely and re-open it to see changes or updates

Properly Closing Teams to Complete Updates

• Rather than closing Teams by selecting the "X" in the upper right corner, you will need to "Quit" Teams completely
• To close Teams completely, right click on the Teams icon in your menu bar, and select "Quit"

• Install Microsoft Teams by visiting Microsoft Teams download here
• Install the entire Microsoft Office suite for free as part of your WesternU account by visiting go.westernu.edu and selecting "Install Office"