Test mic and speakers in Teams

q1) Please advise how to a) configure and b) test MSFT teams before a call  when getting an invite from an enterprise account to a user with a NON- enterprise account.

Several times i receive a teams link which does NOT ALLOW me to test and configure my speakers & mic before the meeting.

When I go to the meeting the meeting originator either cannot hear me,  cannot hear him or there is a echo in the during he call. 

The option to test exists however, when selected the system goes in "grey mode" as if there is not enough bandwidth w/ the servers and stays grey w/ no call to action. Then I go the meeting and try to troubleshoot with no success. I use minimal resource on my pc during the call.

Note: teams may work well for the enterprise accounts but NOT for the recipient who does not have an enterprise account (my end).  Teams really blows!  it is a frustrating experience.  Now it is clear why zoom is a superior!     MS Teams is truly a disappointment - I also say this a former MSFT employee!

Your solution would be appreciated.

Yes, I can configure it. But I can test to see that the audio/video work. In Zoom, I can test. The other day I was using a headset and it was configured. But I couldn't find a "test mic and speaker" after configuring switch. That''s what I'm looking for.

Hello Jim

Thank you for participating in the Microsoft Community, I am Skypper G. I am an independent advisor, let me help you with this.

Yes, before join to the meetings in Teams there is a preview windows where you can configure your Speakers and mic settings

to test it you will need to go to the settings in Teams before the meeting start and make a test call, see:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/mana...