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Share system audio in a Teams

meeting or live event
Sharing your system audio lets you stream sound
from your computer to meeting participants through Teams.
You can use it to play a video or audio clip as part of a
presentation.

Notes:

You won't be able to include your computer's audio

while sharing a PowerPoint file or Whiteboard.

For now, we only support this feature on Windows

devices.

Include system audio

To share your system audio, select Share in your

meeting controls and then Include system audio. When
you share, all your system audio, including notifications,
will be included in the meeting.

Note: Teams and your computer need to be set to the

same speaker. Adjust your computer’s audio output in
your system settings and your Teams audio output in
your device settings in Teams.

Include system audio in a room with a

Teams device
Teams devices allow you to share content using cables
connected to the room console. Unfortunately, we do not
yet support sharing system audio this way.

If you want to share system audio when you’re in a meeting

room with a Teams device in it:

1. Join the meeting from your personal device by

selecting Audio off when you join the meeting, which
will automatically mute not only your microphone but
also any audio playing from the teams meeting to
prevent echo.

2. Select Share in your meeting controls and then

Include system audio.

Notes:

To avoid echo, remember to keep only one device’s

mic and speaker on in a room.

Try to minimize the number of apps you run while

you’re sharing your system audio. If your computer is
running too many apps, your audio could suffer.

Troubleshooting system audio

Poor audio quality

If your computer is running a lot of applications, you may

experience issues with audio quality, like lagging or cutting
out. If this happens, closing other applications can help.

Low volume

If you’re using Windows, other sounds from your device

(like notifications and alerts) are reduced in volume when
you join a Teams meeting. Most of the time, that’s probably
what you want so you can focus on the meeting. But if
you’re sharing system audio, the same setting that quiets
other system sounds will also quiet the audio you’re trying
to share.

To fix this, go to your system's sound settings, find your

Sound Control Panel, select Communications and
then Do nothing. Finally, apply the changes so others will
be able to hear your shared audio loud and clear.

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