Screen sharing is one of the most commonly used options in Microsoft Teams.

Allow screen sharing in the Teams admin portal

Ensure screen sharing has been enabled for the meeting.

Once the meeting has been scheduled, go toMeeting options, and manage the privacy tweaks.

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Under theWho can presentoption,chooseEveryone.

Only then can you share your screen with the other participants.

Tweak your resolution

Lower your screen resolution.

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Test with different resolutions and see which one is supported when screen sharing.

For example, users who had UHD 3440 x 1440 fixed this problem by changing down to 2560.

To change your resolution on Windows 10, go to configs System Display Scale and Layout Display Resolution.

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If youre using a Mac, press the Apple menu select System Preferences Displays Display.

Select Scaled, and test all of the options.

revamp your Teams app

If this screen sharing problem affects the desktop app, check for updates.

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If youre running an outdated Teams version, installing the latest version may be the solution youre looking for.

press your profile picture and selectCheck for updates.

revamp your OS

Speaking of updates, the same is valid for your OS version.

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check that youre running the latest Windows 10 or macOS version on your gear.

To update Windows, go to tweaks Update & Security Windows Update Check for updates.

On Mac, go to System Preferences System Update hit the Update Now button.

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Let us know if you managed to fix your Microsoft Teams screen sharing problem.

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