Microsoft TEAMS mic Default

Question

Can you mute the Microsoft TEAMS mic as a default. I am trying not to have to remember each time to mute the mic since I normally sign in to meetings early. There are times that I have forgotten to mute the mic and anyone on the meeting can hear my private conversations prior to the meeting

Moved from: (Office | Unknown/other | Windows 10 | Office 2016)

Answer 1

Hi Kiki2424,

Well, currently there is no such a setting to control the participants to be muted by default while they enter into the meeting. The only way is either the meeting organizer to mute them or the participants themselves to mute the mic.

I agree with you that it should be much more convenient to mute the participants by default while they enter into the meeting. Here I can recommend a workaround that is the meeting organizer can edit the Teams meeting email invite with adding some bold words "please mute the mic while you enter into the meeting".

Definitely, this is just a workaround. So I'd like to invite you to leave a feature request feedback to our Teams related team via https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public. Your valuable feedback should bring this feature in soon. We cherish your understanding and effort.

Regards,

Alan

Answer 2

I agree with you that it should be much more convenient to mute the participants by default while they enter into the meeting. Here I can recommend a workaround that is the meeting organizer can edit the Teams meeting email invite with adding some bold words "please mute the mic while you enter into the meeting". 

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Good lord this is terrible. How can such a basic, universally desired feature not be resolved by this point?