Change settings in Microsoft Teams

Open Teams' in-app settings

1. Open Microsoft Teams.

2. Select Settings and more  next to your profile picture.

3. Select Settings. Here you can modify your settings from the navigation bar:

Update language, time, and date format

To change language settings:

1. Select Settings and more to the left of your profile picture at the top of the app

2. Select Settings > General >Language

   Note: Teams will reflect the same date and time format as your device's language, date, and time settings. For example, if your device's display language is set to English (United States), the date and time in Teams will display the format used regionally in the US.

To set date and time preferences on MacOS:

1. Select System Preferences > Language & Region.

To set date and time preferences on a Windows device:

1. Select Settings > Time & Language.

2. Select Region and choose your preferences.

Remember to quit and reopen Teams to reflect your updates.  

Changing your preferred language and region in Teams also updates your time and date format. 

Turn on high contrast mode

Select Settings and more at the top of the app, then select Settings > General. In the Theme section, choose High contrast. You can also select the Dark or Default theme.

Set Teams to start automatically

Teams is set to automatically open and run in the background as soon as you start your device. If you close the app, it keeps running in the background.

You can change these settings anytime by clicking your profile picture at the top of the app, then selecting Settings > General. From the Application section, you can disable auto-start. You can also change your settings so the app won't run in the background or keep running after you close your window.