Additional assignment-related features and issues within Microsoft Teams for Education
On the mobile device, assignments are supported directly in the Microsoft Teams for Education app, which is why the Assignments section opens and works there.
On the other device (for example, desktop app or web), this behavior usually means either:
- Teams for Education is not working correctly on that device, or
- The app needs to be updated/restarted/reinstalled.
Try these steps on the device where Assignments will not open:
- Restart Teams
- If using the desktop or mobile app, fully close Teams and reopen it.
- If using the web version, reload the page.
- Try another platform
- If using the desktop app, go to https://teams.microsoft.com in a browser and sign in with the same university account, then check the Assignments section there.
- If using the browser already, try a different browser.
- Update or reinstall Teams
- In the desktop app, select More options > Check for updates.
- If that does not help, uninstall Teams from that device and then reinstall it.
- Check with the university IT admin
- In many schools, Teams for Education permissions and policies are controlled by IT.
- Ask the university IT/helpdesk to verify that the account has the correct Teams for Education permissions and that there are no policy blocks affecting Assignments on that device.
On mobile, to access assignments reliably:
- Tap Assignments in the app bar.
- If Assignments is not visible, select More … > Reorder and add Assignments to the app bar.
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