Forum Discussion
Open file in desktop app by default
Is there a (custom) way to open office files in the respective office desktop app by default (e.g. Excel)? At the moment when clicking on the file it opens in Teams
It turns out this only works if your Office apps are through an enterprise license (E3 plan or higher).
If you believe everyone who has paid for the Office desktop apps should be able to set Teams to open files in them (as SharePoint already does), please UPVOTE here:
https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/510e83a1-8353-ec11-a819-000d3a7bc845
Microsoft needs to put this option back in for any and all licensed users. I'm on Microsoft 365 apps for enterprise, and my option to open in app has disappeared all of a sudden.
