What you’re seeing
- The Teams desktop app shows 'We couldn't sign you in' or a connection error with code CAA70007.
- Signing in to Teams in a web browser works for the same user, but the app keeps failing.
- Other Microsoft 365 apps on the PC may also prompt repeatedly for sign-in.
- The error often appears after a Windows update, a VPN change or a network move.
Common causes
Every environment is different, but these are the causes our engineers find most often:
- Secure connection protocols needed for sign-in, such as TLS 1.2, are disabled or misconfigured on the PC.
- A proxy, firewall or web filter blocks or inspects the Microsoft sign-in traffic Teams relies on.
- The Windows account broker that Teams uses for work sign-ins has corrupted cached tokens.
- The PC's date, time or time zone is wrong, which breaks secure sign-in handshakes.
- Conditional Access or device compliance rules block the desktop app while allowing the browser.
Why it matters
Teams is often the hub for chat, calls and meetings, so a sign-in failure leaves staff off the grid for internal communication. Using the browser as a fallback works, but notifications are unreliable and calls are clunky. If the cause is a network or policy change, many users may hit it at once, stalling the day. Repeated sign-in errors also tempt staff to disable security settings, which creates new risk.
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Frequently asked questions
Is our Teams account broken?
Usually not. The account works in the browser, which points to a problem with the desktop app, the PC or the network in between.
Does this affect only one user?
It can be one PC, but network or policy changes cause it for whole offices. How many people are affected is an important clue.
Can AskTechGurus fix this remotely?
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