Sign out or remove an account from Microsoft Teams (2024)

Sign out of Teams

While it's a good idea to remain signed in tocontinue receiving chats, notifications, incoming calls, and other activities, sometimes you might want to sign out of Teams to use another account or for other reasons.

In Windows, macOS, or a web browser instance of Teams, select your profile picture at the top of the app and then select Sign out.

You can sign in again using the same account or a different one.

Notes:

When you sign out of Teams on any device, info associated with your account is removed from the Teams app until you sign back in again. However, other apps that you use will continue to have access to your account.
See Also
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Signing out of Teams in one device doesn’t sign you out of Teams in your other devices.

Remove your Teams account from a device

Important:Removing an account can affect the overall experience with a device along with other apps and services. For convenience and efficiency, Windows and other operating systems allow account sharing between different apps on a device, including Teams.

To remove yourTeams account, you must delete the entire Microsoft account it's associated with. Learn more about how to close your Microsoft account.

The following describes how to remove your account from a device, although additionalsteps may be required. See the latest accountinfo for your operating system.

Remove an account from Windows

Personal accounts

Select Start > Settings >Accounts > Email & accounts.
Choose the account that you want to remove from the device.
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Select Remove and then follow the instructions.

Work or school accounts

Select Start > Settings >Accounts > Access work or school.
Choose the account that you want to remove from the device.
Select Disconnect and then follow the instructions.

Remove an account from macOS

Select Finder > Applications > Utilities > Keychain Access.
Right-click the account that you want to remove.
Select Delete [account name].

Remove an account while in a web browser

Important:If you have multiple accounts signed in through your browser, you may be prompted to choose the specific account to sign out of. In this case, make sureto select your Microsoft Teams account.

In the web browser, select your profile picture at the top right.
Choose Sign out.

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