Since Update, Teams ALWAYS Mutes Me When Entering a Meeting - Stop!

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Since Update, Teams ALWAYS Mutes Me When Entering a Meeting - Stop!

CHESS Khristina (Khris) 85

Since the latest Teams update, my microphone is ALWAYS on mute when I enter a meeting, even when it's just me and one other person. This is very frustrating! How do I change this setting so I am not muted by default? According to CoPilot, the setting has been removed to allow me to control this. Please give the setting back so I can be unmuted.

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Joel 20 Reputation points

2025-09-17T09:52:57.5733333+00:00

I have the answer to this one. They changed the behavior to remember how you joined the last meeting. So next meeting you join, on the initial screen, where you see your camera and microphone settings, unmute yourself before you join. After that, the next meetings, you should join unmuted automatically.
Galvin, Katie 0 Reputation points

2025-12-31T17:57:34.65+00:00

I guess my company just updated to this version and I'm about to lose my mind. Please bring back the option to not mute upon entry to any call

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Joel 20 Reputation points

2025-09-17T09:52:57.5733333+00:00

I have the answer to this one. They changed the behavior to remember how you joined the last meeting. So next meeting you join, on the initial screen, where you see your camera and microphone settings, unmute yourself before you join. After that, the next meetings, you should join unmuted automatically.
Galvin, Katie 0 Reputation points

2025-12-31T17:57:34.65+00:00

I guess my company just updated to this version and I'm about to lose my mind. Please bring back the option to not mute upon entry to any call

Answer 1

Hi @CHESS Khristina (Khris),
Thanks for your question for Microsoft Q&A Forum.

Regarding the issue of Microsoft Teams automatically muting your microphone when joining meetings after the recent update. I'd have to inform that this behavior appears to be intentional and part of a broader change to reduce background noise and interruptions.

Unfortunately, Microsoft has removed the option to control whether you're muted by default when joining a meeting. Previously, you could toggle this in the Devices settings, but that option no longer exists in the latest Teams versions.

Many users, like you, are requesting that Microsoft bring back the ability to choose whether to join meetings muted or unmuted. This feedback is being echoed across Microsoft forums, but there's no official timeline for restoring the feature.

These changes are part of Microsoft’s ongoing efforts to align with accessibility standards and improve the user experience across devices. We understand this may be a change from what you're used to, and we truly appreciate your patience. You can submit feedback to our product team on your behalf to bring back the old toggle feature.

Go to: Microsoft 365 Feedback Hub →Send Feedback→ Describe your proposal in detail .

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Answer 2

Bob London 0

Is there news on this: "Microsoft bring back the ability to choose whether to join meetings muted or unmuted"?

Surely someone at Microsoft could spend a few hours to bring back this option, it would benefit all users of Teams, and could prevent both annoyance for some users and accidental "unmuted" situations for others.

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