How to turn on do not disturb when on in a meeting or call in Microsoft Teams?

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Do not disturb is a feature that mutes messages and call notifications, when you’re already in a meeting or call.

1. Firstly, open Microsoft Teams and navigate to the top right hand corner of the screen and next to your profile picture, there will be three dots. Click the three dots and then click the settings button at the top of the menu. (See screenshot below)

2. Next, a window will appear. First, navigate to the left hand side of the screen and then click on the “Notifications button”. After that navigate over to the right to “Meetings and calls” and then click the “Edit” button on the right hand side of the screen. (See screenshot below)

Next, another window will appear which will have more settings. Make sure the “Mute notifications during calls” setting is switched on. It should look like the screenshot below, if it does, that means that you have successfully enabled do not disturb when on teams calls.