How to DISABLE ANIMATIONS in TEAMS (GIFs, Memes, Stickers)

Did you know you can disable animations in Teams? By animations, we mean preventing GIFs from auto-playing, as well as Memes and Stickers. Learn the steps to turn this off in this tutorial!
Method 1: Application Settings - General - Display - Turn off animations checkbox. Restart teams.
Method 2 (for IT Admins): Teams Admin Center - Messaging Policies - Location "Use Giphys in conversations" and toggle it off.