Blurring background on all Microsoft Teams calls

January 5, 2024 7:27 PM

I've tried to Google this and look at the Teams FAQs but everything I've found dances around the question.

If possible, I want to permanently blur the background for all Teams calls and meetings. The calls aren't necessarily scheduled and sometimes turn into a video thing. If I can do it without being in a call or meeting that is really ideal, but if I can do it in just one call and get it to stick for all future calls, that would be good too.

posted by Eyelash to Computers & Internet (5 answers total)

I have to use Teams for work, and with our system the visual settings are persistent. So if I choose "blur," it stays that way until I make another change. It is the same for scheduled and unscheduled calls/meetings.
posted by Dip Flash at 8:12 PM on January 5 [4 favorites]

I believe if you select a background during a call using the "background filters" button below your video - which you should be able to preview and change without being in a call. I think it will stick once you set it. At the very least you should be able to turn it on before joining any call with video. Apologies if this was already something you did.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 9:14 PM on January 5

nthing that I've also found that the blur background option is persistent across calls in Teams.
posted by oceano at 9:24 PM on January 5 [1 favorite]

You may need to set it up first before you go into a meeting rather than doing it in the meeting. The way to do this is to start a meeting alone with yourself (just go to the Teams calendar and click "start meeting" and just don't invite anyone), then you can set it up. It should stick for all video calls after that.
posted by fight or flight at 3:46 AM on January 6

Yes, once the background is set it stays that way unless you change it. Before you join the next meeting, select the background setting of your choice and it will keep using that until told to use something else.
posted by koahiatamadl at 5:35 AM on January 6