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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

IGEL OS**

Windows 10 AVD / Windows 365

Windows 10 Native

Comments

Audio Calls

One-to-One Call

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

Group Call (3+ users)

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

Video Calls

One-to-One Call

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

Group Call (3+ users)

yes

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

yes

Large Gallery View

yes

yes

yes

yes

not applicable

Together Mode

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

Desktop Sharing

yes*

yes*

no*

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

no

yes

yes

Application Sharing (Non-PowerPoint)

yes*

yes*

yes

yes*

yes*

* OneDrive and SharePoint are the available applications.

User Remote Control

yes

yes

no

yes

no

Chat Functions

no

no

no

no

yes

Whiteboard Display

no

no

no

no

yes

Whiteboard Sharing

yes

yes

no

yes

no

Full Teams client does not offer a white whiteboard sharing

Document Whiteboard Sharing

yes

yes

no

yes

yes

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

Background Blur

yes

yes

no

yes

yes

Background Virtual

no

no

no

no

yes

Device Button Support

no

no

no

no

yes

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

**Requires an unsupported Custom Partition which needs to be created and included by yourself. For instructions on how to create a Custom Partition, see the Custom Partition Tutorial.

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