--- title: Microsoft Teams' upcoming update will make clicking... description: Microsoft Teams is rolling out a new feature that lets users open message links in a separate window, similar to browser tab behavior. Users can trigger this... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-teams-upcoming-update-will-make-clicking-message-links-a-lot-less-annoying-zj5r9be25 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Microsoft Teams' upcoming update will make clicking message links a lot less annoying | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft Teams is rolling out a new feature that lets users open message links in a separate window, similar to browser tab behavior. Users can trigger this... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-teams-upcoming-update-will-make-clicking-message-links-a-lot-less-annoying-zj5r9be25 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ZJ5r9be25.png og:image:alt: Microsoft Teams' upcoming update will make clicking message links a lot less annoying og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Microsoft Teams' upcoming update will make clicking message links a lot less annoying **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft Teams is rolling out a new feature that lets users open message links in a separate window, similar to browser tab behavior. Users can trigger this via the 'Open in new window' option in the More options menu or by holding Ctrl/Cmd while clicking a link. The update enables side-by-side viewing of linked messages, chats, or channels without losing context in the current conversation. The rollout is underway and expected to reach all desktop users by mid-August 2026. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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