Microsoft Teams Post-Login Load Takes Over Five Minutes
A Microsoft Teams user reports the app regularly takes well over five minutes to move from its update/loading screen to the dashboard despite a stable connection, disrupting work multiple times a day. The tool is mandatory for the user's job, so the slow startup is an unavoidable daily friction point.
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