Lync

Microsoft Corporation

You can use the Lync Windows Store app to join a Lync Meeting, but you must have a Lync account already to enjoy all the advanced features and capabilities of the Lync app. Keep in mind that some features might not be available to you, depending on your Lync server and your account settings. For more information about your Lync account, please contact your support team. Lync Windows Store app is reimagined for the new Windows Experience and optimized for touch, providing fast and natural communication and collaboration tools. You can easily make audio and video calls, run online meetings, check your colleagues’ presence status, and send instant messages.

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Lync Windows Store app update: March 2014 includes new features. Now you can: • Manage meeting participants individually or as a group. • Easily access conversation controls when you are in a call or meeting. • Quickly start an impromptu meeting using the ‘Meet Now’ feature. • Pin your meetings list as a tile to your Start screen to easily see your meeting schedule. • Pin the Join/Meet Now tile to your Start screen to easily and quickly join scheduled meetings or start a new Lync meeting

Features

Communicate from anywhere with an Internet connection.
Easily switch between IM, audio and video, or use all of them at the same time.
Stay connected with your colleagues using real-time status updates, presence information, and quick contact search and management.
Join Lync Meetings with a single touch, and easily switch between IM, group video, and content views.
Take control of shared screens, apps, or PowerPoint decks in Lync Meetings.
Stay connected while reducing resource consumption. Lync provides background and connected standby connectivity so you never miss an important conversation.
Use apps side-by-side when you need to reference another app or website while using Lync. You can snap Lync to the side of your screen so you can multitask and use both apps at the same time.

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Microsoft Corporation

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Developed by

Microsoft Corporation

Release date

10/26/2012

Approximate size

42.24 MB

Age rating

For all ages

This app can

Use your webcam
Use your microphone
Access your Internet connection
Access your Internet connection and act as a server.
Access your home or work networks
Use your enterprise domain credentials
Use the software and hardware certificates available on your device

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Installation

Get this app while signed in to your Microsoft account and install on up to ten Windows 10 devices.

Accessibility

The product developer believes this product meets accessibility requirements, making it easier for everyone to use.

Language supported

English (United States)
العربية (المملكة العربية السعودية)
Azərbaycan Dili (Azərbaycan)
Беларуская (Беларусь)
Български (България)
Català (Català)
Čeština (Česká Republika)
Dansk (Danmark)
Deutsch (Deutschland)
Ελληνικά (Ελλάδα)
Español (España, Alfabetización Internacional)
Eesti (Eesti)
Euskara (Euskara)
فارسى (ایران)
Suomi (Suomi)
Filipino (Pilipinas)
Français (France)
Galego (Galego)
עברית (ישראל)
हिंदी (भारत)
Hrvatski (Hrvatska)
Magyar (Magyarország)
Indonesia (Indonesia)
Italiano (Italia)
日本語 (日本)
Қазақ Тілі (Қазақстан)
한국어(대한민국)
Lietuvių (Lietuva)
Latviešu (Latvija)
Македонски (Република Македонија)
Bahasa Melayu (Malaysia)
Norsk Bokmål (Norge)
Nederlands (Nederland)
Polski (Polska)
Português (Brasil)
Português (Portugal)
Română (România)
Русский (Россия)
Slovenčina (Slovensko)
Slovenščina (Slovenija)
sr-cyrl-cs
Shqip (Shqipëri)
sr-latn-cs
Svenska (Sverige)
ไทย (ไทย)
Türkçe (Türkiye)
Українська (Україна)
O‘Zbek (Oʻzbekiston)
Tiếng Việt (Việt Nam)
中文(中国)
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Publisher Info

Lync website
Lync support

Additional terms

Lync privacy policy
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Lync license terms

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System Requirements

Minimum
Your device must meet all minimum requirements to open this product
OS	Windows 8.1
Architecture	ARM, x64, x86
Notes	Not specified

Recommended
Your device should meet these requirements for the best experience
OS	Windows 8.1
Architecture	ARM, x64, x86
Notes	Camera;Microphone

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Reviewed ByChet

8/14/2016

Review title of ChetUpdate

Microsoft really needs to update this app to Skype for Business. At the moment, seeing this obsolete version still hanging around makes the entire store look bad.

22 out of 23 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByLee

1/3/2016

Review title of LeeWhere is Skype for Business?

The flagship OS (Windows 10), one of Microsoft's big pushes (Skype), and we have a thing still called Lync. This app is buggy, disconnects often, and creates several conversation histories with the same person. Definitely a long way to go to catch up to its competition. Seems so simple to fix these things, but apparently not worth their time.

18 out of 20 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByJeff

12/3/2015

Review title of JeffThe quality of this application is beneath Microsoft.

I use this on a Windows 10 computer without any touch screen details. The interface is by far the worst collection of good intentions I have ever seen for a PC application. My office requires it though, so I suppose I will continue to be a loyal user just the same.

39 out of 47 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByMichael

8/5/2015

Review title of MichaelWon't start

Just installed Windows 10 and downloaded this app. It flashes up for a fraction of a second and then closes. Support site is useless as there are so many different versions of Lync: Lync Basic 2013, Skype for Business (Lync), the app store Lync. So you can't determine which potential support items address your need.

20 out of 24 people found this helpful.

Reviewed BySteven

10/29/2015

Review title of StevenNo way to screen share.

The button to share your screen is there but it's greyed out. We use skype for business but this is a 3rd extra PC that I need to join meetings from and share screens.

10 out of 11 people found this helpful.

Reviewed BySean

7/12/2016

Review title of SeanIt's OK

I had to uninstall it because the login would never complete (spinning forever logging me in and none of the suggestions I found online worked). Also I noticed that there was no way to save conversation history, every time I exited the app all my conversation history was gone.

13 out of 15 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByGreg

11/6/2015

Review title of GregAcceptable client experience, but...

Given that Skype for Business is pretty widely available, I'm wondering when this app will get a refresh. It shouldn't be too hard to swap out the colors and logos at the very least.

16 out of 19 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByVAJRAMOHAN

9/16/2015

Review title of VAJRAMOHANGood App!

I liked this app, it works good! Probably just a bug - In case of change in password: Disable the live tile on startup by right-click and "Turn live tile off" and then try logging-in. Until that, it would try logging-in and won't ask for new password.

9 out of 10 people found this helpful.

Reviewed Byrobert

6/9/2015

Review title of robertReally, can't share desktop or Apps

If you want to share your desktop you need to run the Lync Desktop, which doesn't integrate well with outlook. The app integrates to outlook well, but doesn't allow you to share.

5 out of 5 people found this helpful.

Reviewed ByAlejandro

11/19/2015

Review title of AlejandroCannot share screen

Share screen option is grayed out. I can see other people's screen but cannot share mine. Bad, bad, bad user experience. Not intuitive. This is Microsoft's business tool, please spend sometime on it. I can't believe that the Lync version of Mac saved me from a horrible day.

8 out of 9 people found this helpful.

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