Microsoft Teams Feature Comparison for IGEL OS

Rolling Release Info: OS 11.07.110

The information provided here is valid with IGEL OS 11.07.110 and higher.

The information presented here reflects the state on May 12, 2022.

The information was mostly obtained from https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/teams-features-by-platform-debe7ff4-7db4-4138-b7d0-fcc276f392d3

Feature

IGEL OS AVD / Windows 365

IGEL OS
Citrix

Windows 10 AVD / Windows 365

Windows 10 Native

Comments

Audio Calls

One-to-One Call

yes

yes

yes

yes


Group Call (3+ users)

yes

yes

yes

yes


Video Calls

One-to-One Call

yes

yes

yes

yes


Group Call (3+ users)

yes*

yes*

yes

yes

* Random minor issues with the video feeds of users connected to media-optimized Teams sessions. Resizing the Teams application window and/or turning webcams on/off often solves the problems.

Gallery View

yes

yes

yes

yes


Large Gallery View

yes

yes

yes

not applicable


Together Mode

yes

yes

yes

yes


Desktop Sharing

yes*

yes*

yes

yes

* Presenter's webcam feed not available while sharing desktop; presenter must also restart webcam after stopping desktop share.

Presentation Point Sharing (PowerPoint)

yes

yes

yes

yes


Application Sharing (Non-PowerPoint)

yes*

yes*

yes*

yes*

* OneDrive and SharePoint are the available applications.

User Remote Control

yes

yes

yes

no


Chat Functions

no

no

no

yes


Whiteboard Display

no

no

no

yes


Whiteboard Sharing

yes

yes

yes

no

Full Teams client does not offer a white whiteboard sharing

Document Whiteboard Sharing

yes

yes

yes

yes

Full Teams client offers to share a scanned document or document camera

Background Blur

yes

yes

yes

yes


Background Virtual

no

no

no

yes


Device Button Support

no

no

no

yes

Pressing the mute button on the headset is reflected in the Teams mute (button) functionality