🎙️ How to Mute and Unmute Your Microphone in Microsoft Teams

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Before the Meeting Starts

  • When you arrive at the “join meeting” screen, you’ll see a microphone icon.

  • Click that mic icon to toggle mute on (so nobody can hear you) or off (mic is live). Teams will remember this setting the next time you join a meeting. 

 During the Meeting

  • To mute: click the mic button in the meeting toolbar. 

  • To unmute: click the same mic button again.

Pro tip: If you prefer shortcuts, press Ctrl + Shift + M (Windows) or Command + Shift + M (Mac) to toggle mute/unmute fast.

Quick Reference Table

What you want to do How to do it
Join quietly / Stay muted Toggle mic off before joining a meeting
Mute / Unmute mid-meeting Click the mic icon in the toolbar
Toggle mute quickly Press Ctrl + Shift + M (Windows) / Command + Shift + M (Mac)
Push-to-talk (temporary unmute) Enable shortcut, then press Ctrl + Spacebar (Windows) / Option + Spacebar (Mac)
Quick mute/unmute from taskbar (Windows) Press Windows key + Alt + K
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