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seanwindrem
Brass Contributor
Apr 06, 2020

Custom Background In MS Teams

UPDATED It looks like this is in the process of being rolled out or at least actively tested. If you have the version with the option to select a background image, custom images can be added. Save ...
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HIPRM
Copper Contributor
Apr 21, 2020
Hi! I went to the area you listed, but under teams there is no backgrounds folder.
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CiiZii
Copper Contributor
May 06, 2020
Yeah, I had to create the Backgrounds folder, then under that, create the Uploads folder.
I put my jpg file in Uploads and the image was available for use as a background..
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    ChrisWebbTech
    MVP
    Jun 11, 2020
    FYI. Microsoft has made it so AVX 1 is able to use background blur again and background effects. This should enable more users to use it across the board.
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      Mr_Beacher
      Brass Contributor
      Jun 11, 2020

      ChrisWebbTech even bigger mystery then why some of us with AVX2 still don't have the feature...  Tech support just claims they are still rolling it out and, unfortunately, haven't pointed me to a potential hardware problem.  My hardware/software setup is the same as a lot of people I work with and they have it; all the more confusing.

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    HIPRM
    Copper Contributor
    May 06, 2020

    CiiZii - so if once these folders are created the feature works?  That's great!  What version are you on?

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      CiiZii
      Copper Contributor
      May 06, 2020

      HIPRM  - Version currently is 1.3.00.9267 (64-bit) updated on 5/5/20 - but I started using the feature on 1st of May so I it would have been an previous version.  The feature was already available on that day, with some existing backgrounds that microsoft provides.  Adding those folders and then putting a file in "uploads" simply caused that image to be one of the background image options...

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        HIPRM
        Copper Contributor
        May 06, 2020
        Weird I have version 1.3.00.4461 (64-bit) and it says that this is the latest version. It was last updated on 5/2/20. It obviously isn’t the latest based on what you have! I wonder what causes this discrepancy? I’m on Windows 10. Policy rules don’t allow me to update Windows on my own. Could that be the reason for the different version? I also have a personal Macbook Air, but I can’t get custom backgrounds on it either. My Windows laptop is a Dell made in 2018 and the Macbook Air is an old one built in 2013. Anybody else with my problems?

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