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Microsoft Teams Bluetooth Headset No Sound When Using External Mic
- Jan 18, 2022
disabling hands-free audio in devices and printers did solved that for me https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/fix-for-bluetooth-headphones-or-speaker-using/7023c43b-c001-42e9-9ec9-95a8f96a4b4c
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/fix-for-low-bluetooth-audio-quality-due-to-hands/70b611be-2d69-4696-9071-93f5eb0881fd for newer versions of windows 11
that is a bit of a problem
- kamkieMar 25, 2022Brass ContributorI found it
Bluetooth & devices | Devices | More devices and printers settings- ejfiiiJan 19, 2023Copper ContributorThis is fantastic! Thank you for updating the original solution to find the buried properties menu.
- NVader2000Feb 28, 2023Brass Contributor
Nope, none of the above is a 'solution'. Workaround at best, but even then, some just do not provide the full and proper experience. Disabling the Handsfree Telephony under the BT headset/headphones (regardless of make and model) does not provide audio switching.
Example:
When you are listening to music on your smartphone with your BT headset/headphones and then you get a Windows notification sound it should either suppress or temporally pause the music playback. On a Teams call, since it is using both playback and recording function of what Windows sees it should pause the music playback. When the Teams call ends, music playback resumes.
This has been my experience under Windows 10 and Windows 11. However, when using any mic outside of your BT headset/headphones (e.g. Rode XDM-100, Blue Yeti, etc.) this is not the experience with Teams and Windows 11. Teams and Windows 10 still work fine with the above scenario. So, I suspect that this is a combination of the two. Microsoft is trying to make the Teams and Windows 11 Experience the most optimal, but this is not working out so well and I do believe that they should not be controlling the audio (aka Unified Audio Endpoint).
This is ok for consumer and/or novice users, but for us technical users we should have more control if we want it.
- SteveAuPerreuxJun 15, 2022Copper Contributor
kamkie Perfect! I've been looking for this for days!
- cgrosvenorMar 26, 2022Copper ContributorYes! Thank you so much been looking for that for a while. Now hopefully this fixes the issue.