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Team chat and meetings

Communication apps are some of the first things people reinstall after a laptop reset. This topic keeps the main chat and meeting tools in one place.

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Three equivalent ways to set up this topic on a Windows machine. Pick one — or mix and match — based on whether you want a single command, a declarative DSC config, or per-app control.

Option 1

Batch install with `winget import`

One copy-paste, no manual download. The command below pulls topic-team-chat-and-meetings.packages.json from winpkg.com and runs winget import on it. Best for moving an app set between machines.

$f = "$env:TEMP\topic-team-chat-and-meetings.packages.json"; Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri "https://winpkg.com/topics/team-chat-and-meetings/packages.json" -OutFile $f; winget import -i $f

Run in PowerShell. Saves to %TEMP% and runs winget on it.

Already downloaded the file? Use the short command

winget import -i topic-team-chat-and-meetings.packages.json

Option 2

Declarative setup with `winget configure`

One copy-paste, no manual download. The command below pulls topic-team-chat-and-meetings.winget from winpkg.com and applies it with winget configure. Best for repeatable dev-box bootstrap and onboarding scripts.

$f = "$env:TEMP\topic-team-chat-and-meetings.winget"; Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing -Uri "https://winpkg.com/topics/team-chat-and-meetings/topic.winget" -OutFile $f; winget configure $f

Tip: on Windows with App Installer, double-clicking a downloaded .winget file runs winget configure on it automatically — no terminal needed.

Already downloaded the file? Use the short command

winget configure topic-team-chat-and-meetings.winget

Option 3

Per-app install commands

Run only the apps you actually want. Best when you already have most of these installed and only need to top up.

winget install --id=Discord.Discord -e
winget install --id=Telegram.TelegramDesktop -e
winget install --id=Obsidian.Obsidian -e
winget install --id=Zoom.Zoom -e
winget install --id=Notion.Notion -e
winget install --id=SlackTechnologies.Slack -e
winget install --id=OpenWhisperSystems.Signal -e
winget install --id=Microsoft.Teams -e

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Why this topic matters

•High-intent setup topic for both work and personal machines
•Combines messaging, async collaboration, and meeting tools
•Useful internal hub for communication software pages

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