Teams - Reduce Background Noise in Teams

Updated: 12/04/2020
Article #: 172


From the main Teams window

  1. Select your profile picture at the top right of Teams and then select Settings.

  2. Select Devices on the left and then, under Noise suppression, select an option.

    Noise suppression option from Teams window


  1. • Auto (default)  The Teams app decides on the best level of noise suppression based on local noise.

    • Low  Suppresses low levels of persistent background noise, such as a computer fan or air conditioner. Use this setting for playing music.

    • High  Suppresses all background sound that isn't speech.

    Notes: 

    • For this option, your computer's processor must support Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2).

    • This option is currently not available if the meeting or call is being recorded or live captions is turned on.

    • Enabling this option uses more computer resources.

    • Off  Noise suppression is disabled. Use this setting for high-fidelity microphones in low noise environments.

From a meeting window

  1. Select More options More options button  in your meeting controls and then select Device settings.

  2. Under Noise suppression, select an option. (See step 2 above for option descriptions.)

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/reduce-background-noise-in-teams-meetings-1a9c6819-137d-4b3b-a1c8-4ab20b234c0d







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