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Teams Status Automatically Changes from "Away" to "Offline" After ~15 Minutes When System is Locked

User is experiencing an unusual Teams presence issue Problem Description:** - User sets their status to "Away" and locks their system - After approximately 15 or 20 minutes, the status automatically changes to "Offline" - This is…

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asked 2026-04-22T08:30:52.64+00:00
Dustin 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-26T06:25:22.4633333+00:00
Jess-Q 10,410 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Microsoft Teams presence status shows "Unknown" on both Desktop and Web (Cloud)

Issue: a users Microsoft Teams presence status remains "Unknown" on both the desktop app and the web (cloud) version. The issue persists despite troubleshooting. But on phone the status is available and green. Current behavior: - Presence…

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asked 2026-04-06T19:17:51.3133333+00:00
Oluwafemi Fowode 0 Reputation points
recommended 2026-04-06T21:13:06.87+00:00
Clover-L 15 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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THE AUTO STATUS CHANGE IN TEAMS VIOLATES EU PRIVACY LAW

THE AUTO STATUS CHANGE IN TEAMS VIOLATES EU PRIVACY LAW

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asked 2026-04-03T07:31:03.8233333+00:00
Pim van Heeswijk 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-03T09:07:56.9866667+00:00
Alina Le 1,570 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Out of office when im not OOO

My teams is set to available OOO and ive tried everything to fix it and i dont see anything on my outlook calendar that states im OOO. Thanks

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asked 2026-03-19T21:15:43.02+00:00
Ribeiro, Adriana G 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-26T19:08:39.58+00:00
Vy Nguyen 10,400 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Last seen vs away

What is the difference between these three states?

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asked 2026-03-24T13:28:22.0133333+00:00
Vũ Thị Nhân Ái 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-25T14:43:37.16+00:00
Nam-D 3,855 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Ms Teams status not updating to Available , stays put as (Available, Out of Office)

Tried disabling automatic replies in both Outlook and Teams yet status remain same, done reset status in Teams app, tried uninstall Teams and reinstall back.

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asked 2026-03-19T02:47:32.8566667+00:00
Sharwin IT Helpdesk 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-20T02:58:58.7133333+00:00
AlexDN 11,420 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Cant link Linkedin when i try to do it through Teams. I've tried everything and even got my IT involved and still nothing

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asked 2026-03-16T17:54:16.5533333+00:00
Ortiz, Christian Omar 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-17T21:57:26.99+00:00
Emily T 485 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to Coordinate Availability with Calendar

About a week ago, Teams shows my availability as green all of the time, even when I have meetings scheduled on my calendar. I have updated Teams and also reset my status. Do I need to somehow re-sync Teams with my calendar? It used to automatically go…

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asked 2026-03-09T21:52:19.0566667+00:00
Machado, Jenna 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-03-13T17:31:25.11+00:00
Machado, Jenna 20 Reputation points
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How to fix my team in which my team is not being available rather showing out of office

My Microsoft teams is showing out of office either I am being online and available.

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asked 2026-03-12T13:46:39.6+00:00
Koundinya Jajam 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-13T10:59:48.3966667+00:00
Nam-D 3,855 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Teams work hours

Hi When someone emails me they can find me online, offline ect but it says free at 12:30 for instance how do i set that up?

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asked 2026-03-10T13:19:09.9166667+00:00
Daniel Moody 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-11T15:29:19.21+00:00
Nam-D 3,855 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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For certain contacts in Microsoft Teams, I cannot turn off status notifications

For certain contacts in Microsoft Teams, I cannot turn off status notifications as indicated in the attached screenshot. I tried turning off by right clicking the contact under Chat and selecting ‘Turn off notifications’. I also went to Settings >…

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asked 2025-08-11T23:54:13.2933333+00:00
Paul Brooks 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-21T12:09:42.38+00:00
Eric R. Korb 1 Reputation point
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Teams does not correctly display 'Last Seen' in Afrikaans

My Teams is set up in Afrikaans, which is my 1st language, but when I look at a person's "Last Seen", I see the following: Laas gesien %d. %u. gelede As you can see, the %d and %u are not rendered as numbers as they are in the English…

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asked 2026-02-18T11:36:42.4166667+00:00
Helgaardt Holtzhausen 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-19T15:29:43.95+00:00
Demi-N 15,835 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Teams - Manage my visibility for external users

I would like to be able to disable my visibility / activity icon for external users, whilst remaining visible to users in my organisation. Is it possible to enable this?

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asked 2026-02-19T09:00:34.56+00:00
Ferguson, Daniel 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-02-19T11:19:11.1733333+00:00
Henry-N 12,630 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Teams status does not change automatically, have to do it manually.

Hello all, one of our users is experiencing issues with Teams desktop app status. It doesn't change automatically, the user has to manually change their status in Teams. When they are away from the computer, Teams status does not change to Away, it stays…

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asked 2026-02-04T23:39:16.7866667+00:00
Dez Chargualaf 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-07T06:08:12.2866667+00:00
Sophie N 14,455 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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HOW TO KEEP STATUS FROM CHANGING

Why doesn't my status stay on busy when I set it up for a 2hr duration?

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asked 2026-01-29T18:15:24.81+00:00
Matthews, Sheila A 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-29T19:06:40.11+00:00
Ryan-N 12,660 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Teams Out of Office Not Syncing for On-Prem Exchange Mailboxes in Hybrid Environment

We are running a Hybrid Exchange environment where some users have mailboxes on-premises and others are in Exchange Online. We’ve noticed that Out of Office (Automatic Replies) do not sync for on-prem Exchange mailboxes in Microsoft Teams, while cloud…

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asked 2025-12-30T22:32:02.1533333+00:00
Davit Ubilava 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-28T13:31:11.5066667+00:00
Kha-N 8,260 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

how to control visibility of presence with external organizations and users

i'm researching how to configure presence of local users by external users

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asked 2026-01-23T13:26:24.88+00:00
Olson, Steven A 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-24T10:23:26.13+00:00
Tamara-Hu 14,115 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Teams "show when people message me" box needs to be ticked in each time

Hello I have a user who reports that their status message intermittently disappears to their team members. I've been monitoring the user's status and it seems to show up each time I check their name in a chat, but some of their team members will ping my…

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asked 2025-09-08T00:43:02.8266667+00:00
RT27 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-13T11:42:07.38+00:00
Jade Ng 11,335 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Avatar and about me description

What are the best practices for displaying your name in MS Teams? The context is international cooperation. My first and last name contain Polish diacritical characters such as “Ł” or “Ą”, and I also have an academic title that appears after a…

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asked 2025-12-03T17:28:53.8133333+00:00
Lukas 55 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-04T22:45:31.0733333+00:00
Jay Tr 11,775 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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HOW TO DOWNLAOD REGISTER ON TEAMS

I need help with the attendance register on my account i can't access the download option anymore.

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asked 2025-12-03T10:01:57.5366667+00:00
Zoh P Mashabane 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-04T15:15:16.9566667+00:00
Anonymous