How to Mute Notifications in Teams (2026)
Teams can get noisy fast. You don’t have to silence everything — you can mute a single chat, quiet one busy channel, or shut it all off with Do not disturb. Here’s every option, from surgical to total.
Mute One Chat
For a single conversation that’s blowing up your notifications:
- In the Chat list, hover over the chat and click More options (the …).
- Click Mute.
You’ll stop getting alerts, but the chat still updates and shows unread activity. Unmute the same way.
Mute a Channel
To quiet a specific channel without leaving it:
- Hover over the channel and click More options (the …).
- Choose Channel notifications > Off (or customize which events still notify you).
You can also set channel notifications to only @mentions so you’re alerted when someone tags you but not for every post.
Mute Everything: Do Not Disturb
To silence all of Teams for a while:
- Click your profile picture in the top-right.
- Click your current status.
- Choose Do not disturb.
This holds all notifications until you change your status back. You can still let key people through — set priority access in Settings > Privacy > Manage priority access.
Mute Notifications on Mobile (iOS/Android)
- Quiet hours / quiet days: Settings > Notifications > Quiet hours to schedule daily off-windows or full quiet days.
- During meetings: toggle settings so Teams suppresses chat notifications while you’re in a call.
- Per-chat: open the chat, tap the header > Mute.
Quiet hours are the best way to protect evenings and weekends automatically.
Troubleshooting
I muted a chat but still get banners
Check that you muted the right conversation, and confirm your OS-level notifications for Teams aren’t overriding it. Do not disturb in Teams is separate from your computer’s own focus settings.
Notifications come back after a meeting
Do not disturb is temporary — it stays until you change your status. If it reset, you (or Teams’ automatic presence) likely switched your status; set it manually and it holds.
I want alerts for mentions only
Use Channel notifications > Custom and set posts to Off but @mentions to Banner. That keeps you reachable without the firehose.
Mobile keeps buzzing during work hours
Set Quiet hours for the windows you want protected, and enable “mute notifications while active on desktop” so your phone stays quiet when you’re at your computer.
Do not disturb is blocking my manager
Add them under Settings > Privacy > Manage priority access so their messages break through even on Do not disturb.
Quick Reference
| Goal | What to do |
|---|---|
| Mute one chat | Chat … > Mute |
| Quiet a channel | Channel … > Channel notifications > Off |
| Silence everything | Profile picture > status > Do not disturb |
| Protect evenings (mobile) | Settings > Notifications > Quiet hours |
| Mentions only | Channel notifications > Custom > @mentions on |
Related Teams guides: How to change your status in Teams · How to set out of office in Teams · How to mute on Teams · How to schedule a message in Teams · How to turn on dark mode in Teams
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