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Teams Account Switching Requires Full App Reinstall to Escape Login Loop

Microsoft Teams traps users in an infinite Windows login loop when an old account persists, with no in-app mechanism to remove it. The only fix is uninstalling and reinstalling the entire application. This is a severe account management regression in a widely deployed enterprise tool.

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