Getting Rid of Mic Volume Fluctuations in Microsoft Teams

Updated by Kamika Royal on Jul 26, 2024

If you are having audio issues in Teams, here are some things you can try:

Note: These are independent solution ideas and not a step-by-step guide.

Microsoft Teams device noise suppression setting
Noise Suppression Setting

Typically, we will want to keep noise suppression setting away from "Auto"

  • Setting it to "high" has fixed it for some people completely, and with others, it just reduces the instances
  • Setting it to "low" seems to remove the problem, but introduces more background noise from the environment if there is some. You can decide if you want to go down this route

Automatically Adjust Mic Sensitivity Setting
  • Just above the Noise Suppression settings, there is a button that says "Automatically Adjust Mic Sensitivity"
  • Slide that button to Off (so that it's not blue)
  • This will stop Teams from trying to adjust your microphone as you're speaking, which can cause audio fluctuations

Resets
  • Reboot the computer
  • Reboot your modem if you can
  • Update your audio drivers (we strongly recommend calling your IT Team before trying this step!)

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Please use our support database for free headset support, whether you’re a Customer of ours (or not). If you have problems, suggestions, or unanswered questions, please email us at hello@headsets.com (compliments also welcomed 😀)

Looking for office headsets in the UK? Check out Headsets.co.uk.

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