Teams Meeting Audio Silent on First Launch Confuses New Users
New Microsoft Teams users miss the start of meetings because incoming audio is muted by default with no visible or audible alert to prompt action. The app requires users to locate and unmute speaker audio internally, a non-obvious step for first-time users with no onboarding guidance. This silent failure mode causes first impressions of Teams to involve missing meeting content entirely.
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