To always open supported Office hyperlinks in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint desktop app instead of the browser, follow these steps: Open Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, or Excel.

Learn how to use a Microsoft 365 setting to choose whether to open files in the online or desktop app, giving you full control for each file.

A new option for Microsoft Teams public preview allows people to set Office documents to open with the desktop versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

If Teams cannot open files on your desktop app, maybe you are not using the correct protocol settings, so ensure that it is accurate.