How to Mute Microsoft Teams Notifications for Calls and Meetings

Mute all notifications in Teams except for calls or meetings

You can mute all Teams notifications while still hearing important calls and meetings by adjusting a setting inside the app. This helps you focus on your work without missing urgent alerts. Follow these simple steps to mute Teams notifications for everything but calls and meetings, so you only get notified about what truly matters.

Here’s how to do it.

Microsoft Teams notifications can be managed by first launching the app. You launch the Microsoft Teams app by clicking the Start menu and selecting it from the All apps list, ensuring you have direct access to its settings.

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

When you first launch the  Teams app, the mini window will open.

In the full Teams window, click the Settings and more ( …) button next to your profile picture and select Settings from the menu.

Next, select the Notifications and activity tab on the left of the Settings page. Then, under “General” on the right, toggle the switch button next to “Mute all notifications (except for calls and meetings)” to the On or Off position to turn it on or off.

That should do it!:

Conclusion:

• Muting all notifications except for calls and meetings in Microsoft Teams is a convenient feature to decrease distractions during work.
• Users can easily toggle the Mute All notifications option on or off by accessing the Notifications and activity tab in Settings.
• Users can quickly customize their notification preferences to streamline their Teams experience by utilizing the new toggle button.

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