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Fix: Microsoft Teams Echo Problem During Meeting Calls
Using a pair of headphones will cancel the echoing effect
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Updated onJuly 24, 2024
updated onJuly 24, 2024
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Microsoft Teams is constantly developing, but this doesn’t change the fact that people often complain about the echo they hear during meeting calls with others. This might happen to you as well.
That’s annoying if you’re a remote employee or constantly enjoy the benefits of meeting calls. While trying to do whatever you can to fix the problem, you might have adjusted themicand speaker settings with no improvement. You also attempted to rejoin the meeting call, but it made no difference.
When you figure it out, you risk losing your attention and productivity. Here are some useful tips for debugging Teams echo during meeting calls so you can get back to being efficient as soon as possible.
How can I fix Microsoft Teams echo during meeting calls?
1. Use headphones for 1 on 1 Teams discussions
Using headphones while using Teams for 1 on 1 discussion is a quick solution to the problem. Remember that finding the best headphones to use in Teams calls can be a pain.
Normally, dedicated hardware is recommended as it delivers better results than any microphone orspeakersbuilt into workstations. Make a test call with the desktop client to ensure you’ve made a wise choice.
Click your picture in the top bar and selectSettings, followed byDevices. Make sure that the right audio devices are selected for the test. Next, clickMake a test call. Teams make the test call to a bot.
The bot answers and allows you to record some words before playing the words back to you to check if the quality is acceptable. At the end of the call, it does nothing to improve your voice, but at least you see realistic test results.
2. Disable Audio Enhancements
When in a conference room, using headphones is not a feasible solution. To further troubleshoot this, you should accessSoundby following the above path and making a quick enhancements adjustment.
Then, return to the meeting call and see if the issue persists.
3. Disable Microphone Boost
If you are using a laptop with an integrated sound card that supports Microphone Boost, you could also try disabling Microphone Boost.
Also, remember that muting Microsoft Teams sometimes makes the echo disappear, just as you have to be careful about your audio device.
If it is near a wall or other reflective surface that cannot absorb sound, you could change its direction away from the reflective surface to reduce echo during meeting calls. You cantest out your micto ensure the sound is right.
You’ve probably experienced the dreaded sound of echoes more than once, but we hope the above tips helped you fix the issue. The next time this happens to you, you know what you have to do.
Here are the steps to follow to make an echo test call on Microsoft Teams:
There are many audio issues that can appear, and we also coveredAudio conferencing for Microsoft Teams has been turned offmessage in our other guide, so don’t miss it.
After fixing this issue, you can also learn how tocreate and use Breakout roomsfor productive brainstorming sessions; read this guide.
More about the topics:Microsoft Teams,Microsoft Teams Error Codes,productivity software
Radu Tyrsina
Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).
For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.
Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.
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