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How to Unmute on Microsoft Teams?

Updated on:
June 5, 2026
By:
Madhav Bhandari
Use this interactive demo to learn how to unmute your microphone in Microsoft Teams.

Quick summary

To unmute on Teams, open Settings, navigate to Privacy, and enable the keyboard shortcut to unmute so your microphone is ready when meetings start. Once configured, your microphone will be unmuted by default when you join or start a meeting instantly.


Steps

  1. Click on the three dots icon in Microsoft Teams to open the menu.
  2. Select Settings from the dropdown list.
  3. Choose the Privacy option from the Settings menu.
  4. Make sure the keyboard shortcut to unmute toggle is turned on.
  5. When you start a meeting instantly, your microphone will be unmuted by default.
  6. During a meeting, click the mic button to mute your microphone if required.

📌 Why this matters

Knowing how to unmute on Microsoft Teams is essential for anyone participating in remote meetings, online classes, or virtual collaboration. Accidental muting is one of the most common disruptions in Teams calls, and enabling the keyboard shortcut to unmute gives users instant, reliable microphone control without navigating menus mid-meeting. Configuring Teams Privacy settings to unmute by default ensures you are always heard clearly when starting or joining a meeting. This quick setup improves communication efficiency and reduces friction for Teams users across organizations of all sizes.
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