Can I change my background in Microsoft Teams Free?

Question

So now that microsoft is extorting its own customers for Teams, can I still change the background in teams with the "new" Teams Free?

Answer 1

Hi @Mindy B

You can follow these step-by-step steps to add a background to a meeting in Microsoft Teams Free.

Step1. Start or join your Teams meeting.

Step2.In the pre-join screen, select the Background filters or Background effects button.

Step3. In Background settings, you can:

a. Add a new background

b. Choose no background effects

c. Blur your background

d. Choose from available backgrounds

Please note: Add a new background and Choose from available backgrounds is not currently available in Microsoft Teams (free) for Windows 11.

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Answer 2

Change your background in Microsoft Teams meetings