Teams unmutes my microphone when I join a meeting

Question

Whenever I join a meeting, Teams will unmute my microphone.

I'd prefer to control when I go off of mute.

I don't see any options to leave myself muted in Teams.

Answer 1

There is a thread talking about muting the mic by default so you wouldn't have to select this every time: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msteams/forum/all/teams-mute-by-default-when-entering-a-meeting/bf6613f2-f105-44e9-b448-db7c106272ec

It has a link to this idea so anyone can upvote it. Unfortunately, it looks like the idea has been deleted. When you click the link, it takes you to a 404 page. Is there another idea page for this?

Answer 2

Hi Greyson,

When you go to join a meeting, do you see audio and video options? There should be an option there to mute your mic before joining-

If there is a large number of people already in the meeting (I'm unsure of the number), Teams will automatically mute your mic. Otherwise, it will not.

I hope this helps.

Answer 3

Hi @Greyson Smith

There are a few different ways you can mute or unmute your mic in Teams.

• Mute or unmute before a meeting Before joining a meeting, you can turn your mic on or off by selecting the Microphone toggle.
• Mute or unmute during a meeting  To mute your mic during a meeting, select Mic   in meeting controls at the upper-right area of your screen. To turn your mic back on, select Mic  .

In addition, the meeting organizer can disable or enable the microphone and camera at any time before and during the meeting.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

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