5 Ways to Fix Microsoft Teams Web Not Working

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Basic Fixes

Fix 1: Reset Site Permissions for Microsoft Teams

Misconfigured site permissions can also cause certain Teams features to stop working on your browser. For example, if you’ve accidentally disabled notification permissions for Teams, you won’t receive any alerts for new messages or calls.

To resolve such issues, reset site permissions for Microsoft Teams and configure them again. To do so, click thepadlock iconon the left of the URL and click theReset permissionsbutton.

Fix 2: Correct System Date and Time

Is your computer set to an incorrect date or time? If so, apps and websites may be unable to connect to their servers. To avoid such problems, you can enable the automatic date and time feature in Windows.

Step 1:Press theWindows key + Ito launch the Settings app. Click theTime & languagetab and click onDate & time.

Step 2:Turn on the toggle forSet time automatically.

Fix 3: Disable Browser Extensions

Although third-party extensions bring additional functionality to your browser, not all are reliable. It’s possible that one of yourbrowser extensions is acting upand preventing Teams from loading on your computer. To check this, disable all the extensions and enable them one by one.

Step 1: Typechrome://extensions(Chrome) oredge://extensions(Edge) in the address bar at the top and pressEnter.

Step 2: Turn off the toggles next to the extensions to disable them.

After disabling all the extensions, restart the browser. If this gets Microsoft Teams to work, re-enable all extensions one by one to isolate the culprit and remove the problematic one from the browser.

Fix 4: Enable Website Cookies

Microsoft Teams web app may fail to work properly if you’ve blocked website cookies on your browser.

To enable cookies in Google Chrome: Typechrome://settings/cookiesin the URL bar at the top and pressEnter. UnderGeneral settings, selectAllow all cookies.

If you use Microsoft Edge: Typeedge://settings/content/cookiesin the address bar and pressEnter. Enable the toggle forAllow sites to save and read cookie data (recommended).

Fix 5: Clear Browser Cache

A corrupt or outdated cache can prevent your browser from loading websites. Hence, clearing browsing data whenever you encounter such issues is a good idea.

Step 1: To clear the browser cache in Chrome or Edge, pressCtrl + Shift + Deleteon your keyboard to open the Clear browsing data panel.

Step 2: SelectAll timein the Time Range option. Mark the box that readsCookies and other site dataandCached images and files.

Step 3: Now, hitClear data.

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Last updated on 07 May, 2024

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