{"id":21231,"date":"2024-04-10T01:10:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T01:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/gb\/insights\/uncategorized\/microsoft-teams-2-0-on-vdi-what-to-do-with-classic-teams-sunsetting\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T07:18:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T07:18:40","slug":"microsoft-teams-2-0-on-vdi-what-to-do-with-classic-teams-sunsetting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/gb\/insights\/geek-speak\/modern-workplace\/microsoft-teams-2-0-on-vdi-what-to-do-with-classic-teams-sunsetting\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Teams 2.0 on VDI: What to Do with Classic Teams Sunsetting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The classic Microsoft Teams client will reach its End of Life (EOL) very soon, and virtual desktop administrators have important actions to take to enable the new Teams client.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WHAT&#8217;S IMPORTANT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The classic Teams for VDI will reach end of support on October 1, 2024. After that date, users will not be able to use classic Teams and will instead be prompted to switch to new Teams. Microsoft recommends updating to new Teams today, so virtual desktop administrators will need to address necessary upgrades to support the new version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, see: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/MicrosoftTeams\/teams-classic-client-end-of-availability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">End of availability for classic Teams client<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IMPORTANT DATES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From March 2024, all users will see the &#8220;Try the new Teams&#8221; toggle&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On October 1, 2024, the classic Teams client in VDI will reach end of support&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On July 1, 2025, the classic Teams client in VDI will reach end of availability and will no longer work&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Microsoft resources for more information&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoftteams\/new-teams-desktop-admin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The new Microsoft Teams<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoftteams\/teams-classic-client-end-of-availability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">End of availability for classic Teams client<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoftteams\/new-teams-vdi-requirements-deploy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Upgrade to new Teams for Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Microsoft Teams will run on supported Windows OS versions, and will not support specific versions of Windows Server or Windows 10:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color: #F37237; color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #F37237;\"><strong>SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td style=\"background-color: #F37237; color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #F37237;\"><strong>UNSUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Windows Server 2022<br>Windows Server 2019<br>Windows 11<br>Windows 10 21H2 or above\u00a0<\/td><td>Windows Server 2016<br>Windows 10 2004 and below\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WHAT TO DO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Upgrade to Supported Software<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what you need to upgrade to supported software configurations to run the new Teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color: #F37237; color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #F37237;\">&nbsp;<\/td><td style=\"background-color: #F37237; color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #F37237;\"><strong>AZURE VIRTUAL DESKTOP<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td style=\"background-color: #F37237; color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #F37237;\"><strong>CITRIX DAAS \/&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>VIRTUAL APPS&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>AND DESKTOPS<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td style=\"background-color: #F37237; color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #F37237;\"><strong>VMWARE HORIZON<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Windows multi-session, Windows Server 2022&nbsp;<\/td><td>Upgrade to FSLogix 2210 hotfix 3&nbsp;<\/td><td>Upgrade to FSLogix&nbsp;&nbsp;2210 hotfix 3, or Citrix&nbsp;&nbsp;Profile Management&nbsp;&nbsp;2308+&nbsp;<\/td><td>Upgrade to FSLogix 2210 hotfix 3, or upgrade to VMware Dynamic Environment Manager&nbsp;&nbsp;2111+&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Windows Server 2019&nbsp;<\/td><td>Wait for FSLogix 2210 hotfix 4*&nbsp;<\/td><td>Wait for FSLogix 2210 hotfix 4*, or upgrade to Citrix Profile&nbsp;&nbsp;Management 2308+&nbsp;<\/td><td>Wait for FSLogix 2210 hotfix 4, or upgrade to VMware Dynamic Environment Manager&nbsp;&nbsp;2111+&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Windows Server 2016&nbsp;<\/td><td>Upgrade to Windows Server 2022&nbsp;<\/td><td>Upgrade to Windows Server 2022&nbsp;<\/td><td>Upgrade to Windows Server 2022&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Windows single session pooled&nbsp;<\/td><td>Upgrade to FSLogix 2210 hotfix 3&nbsp;<\/td><td>Wait for FSLogix 2210 hotfix 4, or upgrade to Citrix Profile&nbsp;&nbsp;Management 2308+&nbsp;<\/td><td>Upgrade to FSLogix 2210 hotfix 3, or upgrade to VMware Dynamic Environment Manager&nbsp;&nbsp;2111+&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Windows single session personal&nbsp;<\/td><td>Supports in-place upgrade&nbsp;<\/td><td>Supports in-place upgrade&nbsp;<\/td><td>Supports in-place upgrade&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Minimum system software&nbsp;<\/td><td>WebRTC Redirector&nbsp;&nbsp;Service 1.1.2110.16001&nbsp;<\/td><td>VDA 1912 CU6&nbsp;2203 LTSR (and any CU)&nbsp;2212 CR&nbsp;<\/td><td>Horizon 8 2111 ESB (8.4)&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Minimum client&nbsp;<\/td><td>Remote Desktop Client for Windows 1.2.1755 Remote Desktop Client for Mac 10.7.7&nbsp;<\/td><td>Windows 2203 LTSR&nbsp;&nbsp;Windows 2302 CR&nbsp;Linux 2207&nbsp;Mac 2302&nbsp;Chrome\/HTML5 2301&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>More reading&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-desktop\/teams-on-avd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Use Microsoft Teams on <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-desktop\/teams-on-avd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Azure Virtual Desktop<\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/support.citrix.com\/article\/CTX585013\/microsoft-teams-21-supported-for-vdidaas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Microsoft Teams 2.1 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/support.citrix.com\/article\/CTX585013\/microsoft-teams-21-supported-for-vdidaas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">supported for VDI\/DaaS<\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/techzone.vmware.com\/resource\/microsoft-teams-optimization-vmware-horizon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Microsoft Teams&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techzone.vmware.com\/resource\/microsoft-teams-optimization-vmware-horizon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Optimization with&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techzone.vmware.com\/resource\/microsoft-teams-optimization-vmware-horizon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">VMware Horizon<\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*Windows Server 2019 is expected to be supported in a future FSLogix update to be available before June 2024; however, Microsoft has not provided official information on the next release of the FSLogix agent.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VALIDATE OPTIMISATIONS FOR MICROSOFT TEAMS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, refer to the optimisation configurations in this article: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-desktop\/teams-on-avd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Use Microsoft <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-desktop\/teams-on-avd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Teams on Azure Virtual Desktop<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Citrix DaaS and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environments running Microsoft Teams 2.1 there are several small configuration changes required for optimised delivery: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/citrix-virtual-apps-desktops\/multimedia\/opt-ms-teams.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Optimization for Microsoft Teams | <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.citrix.com\/en-us\/citrix-virtual-apps-desktops\/multimedia\/opt-ms-teams.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2311<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For VMware Horizon environments running Microsoft Teams 2.1, refer to the optimisation recommendations here: <a href=\"https:\/\/techzone.vmware.com\/resource\/microsoft-teams-optimization-vmware-horizon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Microsoft Teams Optimization with VMware Horizon&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ALTERNATIVES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need to run any of the following software after this date:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Windows Server 2016 or below<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Windows 10 2004 or below<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FSLogix 2210 hotfix 2 or below<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Citrix Profile Management 2305 or below<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VMware Horizon 2106 or below&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<style>body .blog-body table p { color: #7a7a7a !important; }<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n     <td style=\"background-color: #F37237; color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #F37237;\"><strong>ALTERNATIVE #1<\/strong><\/td>\n     <td style=\"background-color: #F37237; color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #F37237;\"><strong>ALTERNATIVE #2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n     <td>\n          <p>\n               Microsoft Teams can be run as a web application within the virtual desktop: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoftteams\/new-teams-web\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Teams for Web \u2013 Overview and prerequisites<\/a>. Running Teams as a Progressive Web App will give the appearance of a desktop application: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-edge\/progressive-web-apps-chromium\/ux\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Use Progressive Web Apps in Microsoft Edge<\/a>.\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n               Customers may want to limit Teams usage in this scenario to chat and collaboration only (i.e. no voice or video). Multimedia optimisations might assist in improving performance; however, these optimisations will not work for all use-cases: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-desktop\/multimedia-redirection\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Use multimedia redirection on Azure Virtual Desktop<\/a>\n          <\/p>\n     <\/td>\n     <td>\n          <p>\n               Use Microsoft Teams from an iOS or Android mobile device, particularly for video and voice.\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n               Users can securely access Microsoft Teams on a corporate mobile device managed with Microsoft Intune.\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n               Access to Microsoft Teams can also be enabled with mobile application management with Teams to ensure secure access from personal devices.\n          <\/p>\n     <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Optimise Your Virtual Desktop Environments<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Insentra has extensive experience with designing, implementing, uplifting and optimising virtual desktop environments to support Microsoft Teams and other unified communication software, across Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix DaaS and VMware Horizon.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out how we can aid you in moving to the supported software versions and improve your user experience please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/nz\/contact\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/nz\/contact\/\">reach out to us<\/a> and we can provide more information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, we are experts in Microsoft Intune. To support secure access Microsoft Teams and the Microsoft 365 Apps on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android devices, we can work with you to enable modern management using Microsoft Intune and Entra ID.&nbsp;Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/us\/insights\/geek-speak\/secure-workplace\/the-ultimate-guide-to-microsoft-intune\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/us\/insights\/geek-speak\/secure-workplace\/the-ultimate-guide-to-microsoft-intune\/\">Ultimate Guide to Microsoft Intune eBook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download your copy of this guide on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insentragroup.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2024\/04\/MS-Teams-2.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Migrate from Classic Teams to Teams 2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With classic Teams for VDI sunsetting by June 30, 2024, it&#8217;s time to plan your transition to Teams 2.0 ASAP. 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