This article explains how to turn “Show message preview” on or off in the Microsoft Teams app on Windows 11.
The Microsoft Teams app is a communication platform that helps bring people together to get things done. Users can set up meetings, chats, video calls, communities, and more.
There are many settings one can enable in the Microsoft Teams app. 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, and more.
When you use Microsoft Teams, notifications are displayed in the notification center for chats, meetings, and other alerts. By default, message preview is enabled — allowing you to preview a message without opening the Teams app.
You may want to turn off the message preview in Microsoft Teams for several reasons, including privacy concerns. If you are in a public place or working on sensitive information, you may not want others to see a preview of your messages.
If you receive many messages, the constant notifications with message previews can distract and disrupt your workflow. Ultimately, it comes down to personal preference and what works best for your situation. If you feel that message previews are unnecessary or causing issues, you can easily turn them off in the Microsoft Teams app.
Turn “Show message preview” on or off in Teams
As mentioned above, if you’re concerned about your privacy, you may want to turn off message preview in the Teams app. This lets you receive message notifications without previewing its content.
Here’s how to do it.
First, launch the app by clicking the Start menu and selecting it on the All Apps list.
You can also launch the app from the Taskbar or Taskbar overflow.
The Teams mini window app will open when you launch it at first. Click the expansion button on the menu bar to open the full Teams window.
Click the Settings and more ( …) button next to your profile picture in the full Teams window and select Settings on the menu.
Select the Notification and activity tab on the left of the Settings page.
Under Message preview, select the “Show message preview” tile. Then, toggle the switch button to the On position to enable previewing messages.
To disable it, toggle the switch button to the Off position.
Close the Teams app when you’re done.
That should do it!
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