Some users may be unable to use spell checker in the new Microsoft Teams

Title: Some users may be unable to use spell checker in the new Microsoft Teams

User impact: Users may be unable to use spell check in the new Microsoft Teams.

More info: As a workaround, affected users may be able use the following steps to clear their cache:
– Close and quit the new Microsoft Teams application
– Delete the folder: %localappdata%\packages\msteams_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Microsoft\MSTeams
– Start the new Microsoft Teams application

Current status: The fix has completed deployment to the impacted service area. We’re monitoring service health to confirm that this action has remediated the issue.

Scope of impact: Some users attempting to use spell check in the new Microsoft Teams may be impacted.

Start time: Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at 6:26 PM UTC

Root cause: A recent service update to improve the right click menu for spelling errors to display suggestions that would be relevant to the current language Microsoft Teams is in includes a code regression.

Next update by: Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 1:30 AM UTC