Microsoft has issued a workaround for the Teams meeting option missing on Outlook desktop. The bug seems to be a fairly common one as it easily comes up in Google search suggestions. In a support document, the Redmond company has described the problem:
When you attempt to create a Teams meeting in Outlook Desktop you find that the option is missing on the ribbon.
This issue can occur if the Teams Meeting add-in becomes disabled.
Here is how the workaround works which shows you how to enable the Teams Meeting add-in in case it has become disabled:
To work around the issue, you can turn on the Teams Meeting add-in from Outlook.
To turn on the Teams Meeting add-in:
- In Outlook select File > Options > Add-ins > Manage, select “Disabled items”, and then Go.
- If you see Teams listed under Disabled Items select it, and then select Enable.
- Restart Outlook and confirm if the add-in is working.
Microsoft has also shared a registry tweak to prevent the add-in from getting disabled by Outlook again:
If you want to prevent the Teams Meeting add-in from being disabled by Outlook, add this registry key:
- Open Registry editor
- Go to Registry Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Resiliency\DoNotDisableAddinList
- Create a new DWORD (32-bit) value
- Name: TeamsAddin.FastConnect
- Value: 1
You may find more information on the support document on Microsoft"s website here.