How to get Teams to open calls and meetings on secondary monitor?

I'm wondering if this is an OS setting? When I open a Teams meeting or make/answer a call, the teams window opens on my Main Display, which is not my MBP monitor. I'm constantly moving the window back to my MBP where the camera is. Does anyone know if there's an OS setting that will make Teams open on the screen the app is running on? I've also asked this question in MS's forums.


Thanks in advance for any thoughts or suggestions. I'm on Teams all day and it's starting to get annoying.


Mac OS 14.4.1, Teams 24060.2809.2788.1256, MBP M3 Max.

MacBook Pro (M3 Pro, 2023)

Posted on Jun 6, 2024 12:14 PM

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Posted on Jun 6, 2024 12:31 PM

The first thing I'd suggest is to update to the latest version of macOS. It might not make a difference but it's always a good idea to stay updated.


Have you tried clicking on the Teams icon in the Dock and assigning it to a display?



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Jun 15, 2024 3:37 AM in response to Dina

So, I “fixed” it by making the MBP screen the primary monitor. I remember now why I had made the large center monitor the primary: screen shots and notifications now show up on the MBP rather than the larger screen. Since the smaller monitor is the right-most, and I’m often working on the left-most and center screens, I will miss notifications etc. if I’m not paying attention. I may change it back to see if Teams will stay on the smaller monitor.


I also noodled with Mission Control’s Spaces. Currently I have 1 for each monitor. I didn’t create any new ones for simplicity’s sake. I have a pretty good filing process, developed over years, organized by project, and know where all my files are. I feel having additional desktops will unnecessarily complicate things. I work on multiple projects any given day, jumping between Illustrator and Photoshop, Adobe CC, font managers, Chrome, Teams, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and server, etc. And I have plenty of monitor real estate to work with.


That said, I will look into Spaces further to see if I can gain additional efficiencies. When it first came out, it came with big changes to the OS, so I kept everything as it was. There was enough to learn with the new OS. I’m still upset that I can’t control system fonts, but that’s for another day. 😤

Jun 14, 2024 2:46 AM in response to Dina

Thank you all for your suggestions. I will give them a shot and let you know.


@idrisSeabright, the OS is the latest Sonoma, which is the latest the company will allow. They will be slow to adopt Sequoia, when it comes out. They will test it with all the security software before they allow users to update.


@ozzie1910 I have a large monitor set up to be the primary when at my desk; the MBP is an extended monitor in that configuration. Teams opens on the large monitor when the monitor is plugged in. If I disconnect the large monitor(s), it does open on the laptop.

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