How to Mute Microsoft Teams Notifications for Calls and Meetings
Microsoft Teams notifications for calls and meetings let you silence constant pings and daily chat noise so you can focus on your work. This built-in feature stops audio alerts from breaking your concentration while still letting urgent updates through.
Turn on this setting directly inside your Teams app to control your daily alerts in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Mute Microsoft Teams notifications by going to Settings, then Notifications and activity, and toggling on “Mute all notifications (except for calls and meetings)”. This silences non-urgent alerts while still notifying you of calls and meetings.
Mute all notifications in Teams except for calls or meetings
You can mute teams notifications for chats and channel messages while still letting calls and meetings ring through by changing your activity settings in the Microsoft Teams app. This stops annoying message pop-ups from breaking your concentration, but makes sure you do not miss a live meeting invite or an urgent voice call from your boss.
Here’s how to do it.
Open Microsoft Teams from your Start menu , Taskbar, or Taskbar overflow.
Users can also launch the app from the Taskbar or Taskbar overflow.
Launching the Teams app for the first time opens a mini window.
Click the Settings and more ( …) button next to your profile picture and select Settings.
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.
With that toggle flipped, your workday will stay quiet until an actual call or meeting comes in.:
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Click the three dots next to your profile picture and select Settings to adjust your notification preferences.
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