How to turn off mic in Microsoft Teams

So does Microsoft Teams offer similar mute capabilities? In this article, TipsMake  will show you how to mute and unmute Microsoft Teams meeting participants. See how mic off works in Microsoft Teams for yourself and other participants.

How to manually turn off the mic in Teams calls

You can manually turn off the mic either before joining or after joining a meeting. Here are the steps to take.

1. Mute after joining a meeting

Here's how to do it on desktop and mobile apps.

Mute yourself on the desktop

On a desktop app, when you're on a call, you'll see an options toolbar present at the bottom. Click the microphone icon to mute itself.

When muting yourself, you will see a microphone icon with a dash above it. To unmute yourself, click the icon again.

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Self-mute on Android and iOS

To silence yourself during a call, touch the screen once to display the floating options toolbar. Then, click on the microphone icon to mute itself.

Once you've muted yourself, you'll see a mute icon (microphone dashes) at the bottom of the screen. Touch the screen to show the toolbar options. Then, tap on the microphone icon to unmute.

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2. Mute the sound before joining a meeting

You can only silence yourself before joining an ongoing meeting.

On mobile, when you click the Join button , a screen appears. You can know if you are muted by default. To mute yourself, click the microphone icon.

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On the desktop, turn off the switch next to the microphone icon when you click the Join meeting button .

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How to turn off the mic all or some individuals joining the call

If you're a teacher and use Microsoft Teams to teach students online, you might want to hide all or some of the participants. Luckily, you can easily mute all other participants with just one click.

Who can mute when calling Microsoft Teams?

You need to be careful in Microsoft Teams as any team member can mute others during a call. It doesn't matter if you are the one making the call or not. At the end of this article, you will find a solution on how to prevent a participant from turning off the mic of other members.

Turn participants off on the desktop

To do that, click on the participants' icons present in the bottom toolbar when you are on a call.

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You will be shown a list of participants. To mute each participant, hover over their name and click the ellipsis icon. Select Mute participant.

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To mute everyone, click the Mute all option .

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Disable participant mic on mobile app

When you are in a video call, touch the screen once to bring up the options toolbar. Then, tap on the participants' icons at the top. On the next screen, tap and hold the name of the participant you want to hide. Select Mute participant .

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To mute all members, tap Mute all .

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How to prevent people from mute other participants

Here's how to change a participant's role on desktop and mobile apps so they can't mute others.

NOTE : The Organizer role cannot be changed(meeting organizer. Only Presenter (presenter) or Organizer can change the roles of others.

Change roles on desktop

To change the participant's roles on the desktop, open an ongoing call. Then, click on the participant's icon at the bottom.

When the list of participants opens, click the ellipsis icon next to the name of the person you want to change the role of. Choose Make an attendee from the menu.

You must do it separately for all members. All Attendees will then be available in a separate section.

NOTE : The Mute all button is available for both Presenter and Attendee.

Change roles on Android and iOS

During the meeting, tap the participant's icon at the top. Press and hold the name of the participant for which you want to change the role. Select Make an attendee .

NOTE : If you want to change the role for Presenter , repeat the same steps, then choose to set someone as Presenter.

How do I know who has a mic disabled?

On the desktop, you will see a mute icon next to the participant's name during the call. If you cannot see all participants, tap the participants icon in the bottom toolbar. Anyone on the right side with a dashed microphone icon means they've been muted.

Similarly, you'll also see a mute icon with the participant's name on the Android and iOS apps. To check on everyone, tap the participants' icons at the top. You can then see who is muted as indicated by the dash microphone icon.

Control mute on Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is not just an alternative to Zoom or other similar online meeting applications. It's also an alternative to messaging apps like Slack.

However, considering the popularity of Teams for online learning, hopefully Microsoft will add better features like muting others and the ability to mute everyone.

Kareem Winters

Update 04 May 2021