Temporarily unmute in a Teams meeting
You can temporarily unmute in a Microsoft Teams meeting with a simple keyboard shortcut.
Using the keyboard shortcut to temporarily unmute
- Start by muting your microphone in a Teams meeting.

- When you need to speak, you press and hold down Ctrl+Spacebar for Windows or Option+Spacebar for macOS. Your mic is unmuted for as long as you hold.

- Upon releasing the keys, your mic will return its mute setting.
Disabling the keyboard shortcut to temporarily unmute
If you prefer to disable this feature, the temporarily-unmute keyboard shortcut can be turned off in your Teams privacy settings.
- In the Teams desktop application, click or tap the three-dots/more actions icon in the upper right to reveal a drop-down menu.
- Select Settings. The Settings panel appears.
- Select the Privacy tab.
- Click or tap the "Keyboard shortcut to unmute" switch, which slides the toggle from right (on) to left (off).

- Click or tap the "x" icon in the upper right of the panel to close Settings.
Questions?
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