How to Enable or Disable Notification Sounds in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a popular tool for chatting, video calls, and sharing files. Sometimes, the constant pinging of notifications can be distracting. Other times, you might miss important messages because your computer is silent. This guide shows you how to control those notification sounds.

Why change this setting? You should change this if you find the alerts annoying during work or if you need to hear them to stay updated on urgent messages.

What happens when done? Once you change this setting, your computer will either play a sound or stay silent every time a new message or activity alert arrives in Teams.

You can connect your Google calendar, turn the camera and mic on or off on the lock screen, turn read receipts on or off, auto start Teams, disable Teams chat, sync contacts with Teams, connect to Google Calendar, link your mobile device, turning message preview on or off, turn spell check on or off, turn on or off phone number in search results, manage notifications, turn on or off suggested replies in chat, and more.

How to change notification sounds in Teams

You do not need special permissions for these steps. You can perform these actions using your standard user account.

1. Open the Microsoft Teams app from your Start menu.

You can also launch the app from the Taskbar or Taskbar overflow.

2. If a mini window opens, click the expansion button to see the full Teams screen.

3. Click the Settings and more button (the three dots) located next to your profile picture.
4. Select Settings from the menu.

4. Click the Notifications and activity tab on the left side.
5. Look for the General section on the right.
6. Check the box next to Play sounds with notifications to turn sounds on. Uncheck the box to turn them off.

Summary

Managing notification sounds in Microsoft Teams is a quick way to customize your workspace. By navigating to the Notifications and activity tab within your Settings menu, you can toggle the Play sounds with notifications option to suit your needs. This ensures you only hear alerts when you want to be notified.