Manage Likes and Reactions Notifications in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a popular tool for chatting, meetings, and sharing files. You might get a notification every time someone likes or reacts to your message. Sometimes this is helpful, but often it can be a distraction.

Why do this? Managing these alerts helps you stay focused on your work instead of being interrupted by every small reaction.

What happens when done? You will no longer see pop-up banners or activity alerts for likes and reactions, depending on the setting you choose.

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, enable or disable sound notifications, enable or disable notifications for incoming calls and meetings, enable or disable notifications during calls and meetings, enable or disable chat message notifications, and turn @mentions notifications banners on or off to Teams.

How to change your notification settings

To start, open the Microsoft Teams app from your Start menu.

You can also open the app using the Taskbar or Taskbar overflow.

If a small window appears, click the expansion button to see the full screen.

Next to your profile picture, click the Settings and more button (the three dots) and select Settings.

On the left side of the screen, click Notifications and activity. Find the Chat section and look for Likes and reactions. Use the menu to pick your preference:

• Show in Activity and banner: You will get a pop-up and a notification in your feed.
• Show in Activity: You will only see the notification in your activity feed.
• Off: You will not be notified at all.

Note: These settings do not require administrator privileges. Any standard user account can change these settings.

Summary

By adjusting your notification settings in Microsoft Teams, you can take control of your workspace. Whether you want to stay updated on every interaction or prefer to work without interruptions, you can easily toggle these settings in the Notifications and activity menu.