• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Technipages

Tutorials and fixes for smartphone, gadget, and computer problems

  • Topics
    • Android
    • Browsers
    • Gaming
    • Hardware
    • Internet
    • iPhone
    • Linux
    • macOS
    • Office
    • Reviews
    • Software
    • Windows
    • Definitions
  • Product Reviews
  • Downloads
  • About
Fix Microsoft Teams Full Screen Not Working

Fix Microsoft Teams Full Screen Not Working

February 17, 2021 by Madalina Dinita 2 Comments

If you want to focus on the speaker during a video meeting, you can enable full-screen mode. In this manner, you can quickly remove other distractions that may sometimes break your concentration.

The bad news is that Microsoft Teams no longer supports full-screen mode. The company removed this feature a few months ago to users’ despair. Let’s see how you can work your way around this limitation.

How to Maximize Microsoft Teams Shared Screen

Zoom the Content

As a quick workaround, you can simply zoom the main Teams window if the app won’t maximize it. Press the CTRL key on your keyboard and hold it down. Then use your mouse wheel and scroll up to zoom in. If you want to zoom out, simply hold down the CTRL key and scroll down.

Enable Focus Mode

Alternatively, you can also turn on Focus mode. Once this option is enabled, Teams automatically hides the carousel of the other meeting participants. In this manner, you can better focus on the screen the speaker is sharing. For example, if you do a lot of code sharing, being able to stretch to full screen makes the code easier to read.

To enable Focus mode, click on More options (the three dots) and select Focus.

microsoft teams turn on focus mode

Keep in mind that the controls will remain at the top of the screen.

Disable New Meeting Experience

Several users said they somehow managed to bring the full-screen feature back by turning off the new meeting experience option. The success of this method depends on the app version you’re using.

  1. Click on your Teams profile picture and select Settings.
  2. Then click on General and go to Application.
  3. Uncheck the box that says Turn on new meeting experience.turn on new meeting experience microsoft teams
  4. Log out of your account, exit Teams, relaunch the app and log back in.

You should now see the old UI with the controls on the bottom of the screen. Technically speaking, this is not the standard full-screen mode. For example, your user picture remains visible on the dark gray bar at the bottom of the screen.

Conclusion

While the real full-screen mode is no longer available in Microsoft Teams, you can disable the new meeting experience option or enable Focus mode to work your way around this limitation.

By the way, if you agree that Microsoft should reinstate the real full-screen mode, you can upvote this idea on the Microsoft Teams UserVoice website. The more votes this suggestion gets, the higher the chances Microsoft actually does something about it.

You Might Also Like

  • Fix: Microsoft Edge Not Opening in Full Screen
    Fix: Microsoft Edge Not Opening in Full Screen
  • Microsoft Family Safety: Screen Time Limits Not Working
    Microsoft Family Safety: Screen Time Limits Not Working
  • Microsoft Teams Emojis Not Working
    Microsoft Teams Emojis Not Working
  • Fix Microsoft Teams Voicemail Not Working
    Fix Microsoft Teams Voicemail Not Working
  • Fix Microsoft Teams Assignments Tab Not Working
    Fix Microsoft Teams Assignments Tab Not Working
  • Fix Microsoft Teams Hyperlinks Not Working
    Fix Microsoft Teams Hyperlinks Not Working

Filed Under: Software Tagged With: Microsoft Teams

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Nk54 says

    January 13, 2022 at 9:41 am

    Focus on content doesn’t work anymore…
    Teams UX is so wrong on so many level….

  2. Christof says

    March 16, 2021 at 2:20 am

    The option to disable the “new meeting experience” was unfortunately removed by Microsoft recently

Did this help? Let us know!

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • How to Print Labels from Excel Using MS Word Mail Merge
  • What Is NVMe Over TCP (NVMe/TCP)
  • Android Mobile Hotspot: How to Change the Password and Name
  • Windows 10: How to Force Quit and App
  • What is Dumpster Diving?
  • How to Download iOS 16 Beta 3 on iPhone or iPad
  • What is a Security Compromise?
  • Mastodon: How to DM Someone

Who’s Behind Technipages?

Baby and Daddy My name is Mitch Bartlett. I've been working in technology for over 20 years in a wide range of tech jobs from Tech Support to Software Testing. I started this site as a technical guide for myself and it has grown into what I hope is a useful reference for all.

You May Also Like

  • Screen Font
  • Screen Saver
  • Microsoft
  • Microsoft Windows NT
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer

© Copyright 2023 Guiding Tech Media · All Rights Reserved · Privacy