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New Lync app for Windows 8.1 now available

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Many of you have installed the Windows update and are enjoying the new, cool features of Windows including a new Skype app.  If you haven’t upgraded yet, you now have another great reason – the new update to Lync is available today and only for Windows 8.1. We kept a close eye on your reviews and comments in the Windows Store as well as other channels of feedback.  Based on your feedback, we made a number of improvements in this update that we think you’ll like. Here’s an overview of what’s new:

Take control of shared screens or apps    During a Lync Meeting with app sharing or screen sharing, take control of the sharing started by someone else in the meeting.

 

 
 
 

 Take control of app and screen sharing

 

Run Lync side-by-side with another app at any window size     Use apps side-by-side when you need to reference another app or website while using Lync. You aren’t limited to the old 320 pixel snapped size; you can make the Lync window any size you want.

 

Lync side-by-side with Excel

 

Answer audio and video calls on the lock screen     Answer audio and video calls quickly when your device is locked, without having to unlock it. 

 Answer calls on lock screen

Mute and Control Call Volume from inside Lync     Mute the speakers orcontrol the volume of your call from the conversation window without affecting your Windows speaker volume.

 

Mute or control the volume of your conversation

 

In-app contact search     Find your contacts faster, with a simple, in-app contact search.

In-app search

Sign in reliably    This update includes a number of improvements to the sign in experience so that you can more easily connect and stay connected.

 

To learn more about all that the app can do, look through our online Help topics.

 

To download the update, you need to first upgrade your device to Windows 8.1.  Once you have Windows 8.1, Lync will upgrade automatically within 24 hours unless you have turned off Automatically update my apps in Windows Store. To get the update sooner,
search for  Lync and click Install.

 

We are proud to bring you this new version of Lync, and are excited to continue adding features, improve performance and make the app better. Please leave us feedback and give us a new or updated rating in the Windows Store, or leave feedback in the blog comments so  that we know what you would like to see in future updates.

 

Have fun using Lync!

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  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    I would love to try that out and hopefully that would work fine because I'm afraid that it could just give me headache after upgrading. I need more encouragement for that. ____________________________________http://pchappy.com.au/

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    New Lync app for Windows 8.1 now available
    thank you

  • Anonymous
    December 03, 2013
    Still no lobby controls for organizers?  

  • Anonymous
    December 03, 2013
    Still using desktop version, which is far more rich in feature.

  • Anonymous
    December 03, 2013
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  • Anonymous
    December 03, 2013
    How can I side load this through SCCM?  Is there a manual download of the app package available?

  • Anonymous
    December 03, 2013
    Finally it can actually connect to a server! Thank you!

  • Anonymous
    December 05, 2013
    works this version/features with W8.1 RT as well?

  • Anonymous
    December 05, 2013
    Can I use tis client version on a Lync 2010 Server?

  • Anonymous
    December 05, 2013
    Really wish I could get this thing connected to an OCS server... ability to specify server addresses would go a LONG way, guys! Please get this in a future release, I'd love to use my Surface RT at work!

  • Anonymous
    December 05, 2013
    can you please add App sharing or Screen sharing to the Lync modern style app? this is the only feature that's stopping me from moving completely to modern environment.

  • Anonymous
    December 06, 2013
    @Shaggy - Yes, it works fine with Windows 8.1 RT as well. @David - We're aware of the lobby controls... stay tuned. @Kasper - Yes, it will connect to Lync 2010 Server. @Rico - Sure. Reliable sign-in is one of our top priorities to the app. If you can't sign in, then more features doesn't really help. @Ahmar, Chris, Brandon - Thanks for the feedback and using Lync Modern. We'll see what we can do.

  • Anonymous
    December 10, 2013
    Great to hear that Lync is available for Windows 8.1

  • Anonymous
    December 11, 2013
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  • Anonymous
    December 17, 2013
    Great improvements keep them coming. when is video going to be enabled from Skype to a Lync user?

  • Anonymous
    January 19, 2014
    I dette nummer af Essens sætter vi fokus på forretningsapps til Windows 8.1 pc’er, tablets og smartphones, som kan styrke præsentation, kommunikation og samarbejde i din virksomhed i det nye år. Apps’ene er især

  • Anonymous
    January 24, 2014
    I find this still doesn't work for Window 8.1 & Office365. 'We can't sign you in because the server cannot be reached, or the server version is incompatible with Lync'. Have followed Lync troubleshooting to no avail.

  • Anonymous
    April 30, 2014
    It's really frustrating that I can only see others screens with the Lync app. When am I going to be able to share my screen with this? Today, the best I can do is get the Lync app up and running, and then start a join.me session to share my screen, which seems stupid.

  • Anonymous
    June 05, 2014
    Pingback from New Lync app for Windows 8.1 lets you take control of shared screen, brings other improvements | The Fire Hose

  • Anonymous
    October 20, 2014
    my desktop sharing icon is inactive in lync 2013 and my OS is win 8.1, so what should i do now?
    are there any system pre required softwares?

  • Anonymous
    October 20, 2014
    Is there a setting that I have to change to get my display enabled? Currently, I cannot share my desktop with others.

  • Anonymous
    November 03, 2014
    how disable server compatibility checking in ModernUi version of Lync ?

  • Anonymous
    November 03, 2014
    how disable server compatibility checking in ModernUi version of Lync ?

  • Anonymous
    November 03, 2014
    how disable server compatibility checking in ModernUi version of Lync ?

  • Anonymous
    November 09, 2014
    How do you share your desktop in lync?

  • Anonymous
    January 21, 2015
    Lync App in windows 8 is big and clumsy. I have used win 7 version and have quick access and open movement from chats and open programs without changing screen mode. The new app version is ok but the limitations on screen and sizing it on the desktop are a total miss. Lync is a part of the work in a management role while looking at project plans or status. there should be an option to use the old style client in win 8.

  • Anonymous
    April 21, 2015
    Hi guys, I am an enterprise user and do have win8.1 OS (company image) in my laptop, I want to have installable for lync2013 client, can someone suggest from where I can found the same to install