Forum Discussion
No more background blur
Thierry Barthel I actually did some digging - blur does have a technical requirement :
The optional Blur my background video effect requires a processor with Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) support. (Taken from here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/hardware-requirements-for-the-teams-app)
My PC that I am facing this issue on has an older CPU that doesn't have AVX2.
Potentially this technical requirement may not have been enforced previously but that may have changed it seems but it explains why i don't have the capability any longer - works fine on my other devices that have this capability.
How about the machine you are working from?
Yes, please fix this for external webcam users.
I'm a teacher suddenly finding myself working remotely. I've been using my district issued laptop for teleconferencing in Teams and I'm very surprised to find that when connected in Microsoft Teams the blur background feature does not work with the brand new external webcam I just bought so I could use my home desktop instead.
From the responses I'm reading on this post, I see it may be partly due to the age of my computer. (It's been rebuilt several times.) However, I also see that the feature WAS working for people until just recently.
I suppose it's not a deal breaker since at least I get to get rid of the box on my desk that the laptop is sitting on and everything can be done on one computer now but as a personal preference, I like the background blur feature. I'm kinda bummed that it won't work for me now.
Now I have to pretty up my desk behind me and keep it clutter free. ::sigh::