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graemec5
Dec 02, 2020Brass Contributor
Media Keys and Teams notifications
If I use keyboard media keys to pause music when I receive a call in teams, the notification sound doesn't seem to get dismissed when I answer the call. So, when I later press play, it also resumes p...
- Dec 28, 2020Hi graemec5
Known issue, as raised here on uservoice
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/39956326-media-keys-affecting-teams-web-app
If you go to that uservoice, a few comments down you should see a solution to this: go to avatar > settings > permissions > turn off midi device. People have reported that it has solved it for them
Hope this resolves and answers your question
Best, Chris
Christian_Wenz
Nov 07, 2022Copper Contributor
Microsoft seems to have deprecated this setting entirely, because as of today, not even editing teams.exe like this seems to prevent them from preventing me from pausing my music when I get a call. I cannot fathom what they stand to gain from this.
IainMNorman
Nov 08, 2022Copper Contributor
Hex editing worked for me today Christian_Wenz
I had to change the 01 to 00 on the first byte of the last group of 8 bytes
4861726477617265 4D656469614B6579
48616E646C696E67 0000000000000000
38C7094701000000 0100000000000000
I don't recommend people do this unless they know what they are doing though, you will end up having to reinstall if it goes wrong.
- Christian_WenzNov 08, 2022Copper ContributorThe second to last group of 8 bytes is different for me, which is why I was confused. I can confirm that it does in fact work for me now, as well.