
To check if the Teams session is running in optimized, failback, or natively (without optimization) mode in the VDI session go the Teams client. More information on installing VMware Teams can be found here, link. More information on installing Microsoft Teams can be found here, link.
Perform a machine-wide installation because Teams won’t work properly with a per-user installation on a non-persistent setup. Download the 32 or 64 bits Teams client, here is a link to the 64-bits version, link. Install the Microsoft Teams client on a Windows 10 32 or 64 bits OS. Enable the Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams setting. Create a GPO and configure the Teams offloading settings:. Copy all the files to the %systemroot%\PolicyDefinitions folder on your Active Directory. Download the GPO bundle from the VMware download site. After the installation reboot the Windows clientĭownload and configure the Microsoft Teams GPO. Scroll down and select “Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams”. Install the client and select “Customize installation”. Install a custom installation of the Horizon client. In this example, I will configure a Windows 10 client with a custom Horizon 2006 client installation, import and configure the GPO settings for Microsoft Teams on the Domain Controller and install Microsoft Teams on the Windows 10 Golden Image. Perform a machine-wide installation of Microsoft Teams on the golden image. Import the Horizon 2006 GPOs and enable the Group Policy setting for Microsoft Teams. Install Horizon 2006 client and enable media optimization. To enable this feature you need to configure the following settings: Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams has the following limitations:
Multi monitor screen sharing and screen picker for screen sharing. Transfer, forward, mute, hold, and resume a call. Multiparty audio and video conferencing. Accepting and making audio and video calls. The Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams offers the following features:
Media Optimization for Microsoft Teams redirects audio calls, video calls, and viewing desktop shares for a seamless experience between the client system and the remote session without negatively affecting the virtual infrastructure and overloading the network. With VMware Horizon 8 or the new naming format, Horizon 2006 (YYMM) Microsoft Teams offloading / media optimization is supported.