The company stated that along with the ability to mute or unmute the microphone, users will also be able to quickly identify which apps are accessing the microphone and users will be able to see their call status. The feature also has a privacy component that will help the privacy conscious, especially as more office workers are either working remotely from home or switching to a hybrid work model that has redefined the modern office.
Microsoft is hoping to expand the feature in the future to software outside of Teams. Developers of rival video-calling and collaboration services that want to give Windows users access to the quick microphone toggle in the taskbar will have to support the necessary code. It appears that the microphone mute toggle will initially only work with Microsoft’s Teams collaboration app. I saw the AI future of Windows 11, and it blew me away
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