Keyboard shortcuts are predefined combinations of keys that activate particular features and functionalities on computers.

But sometimes, your shortcuts may stop working in Teams.

Lets see why that happens and what you might do about it.

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Hopefully, this will solve the issue or at least make the app run smoother.

Its not uncommon for outdated app versions to cause all sorts of glitches.

Then upgrade your machine to the latest Windows 10 OS version if youre not running it already.

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Go to prefs, click Update & Security, select Windows Update, and check for updates.

So, be sure to use the right shortcut for the action you want to launch.

Launch Teams and press CTRL + Period key to initiate the list of available keyboard shortcuts.

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Ensure youre using the required shortcut keys.

For more information on the shortcuts to use on other platforms, visitKeyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams.

Restart Teams

Microsoft Teams shortcuts often break shortly after users resize their app window.

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After you zoom the app window in or out, Teams shortcuts may become unresponsive.

To fix this issue, you gotta exit Teams completely.

you could then re-launch the app and find out if the shortcuts work again.

If the issue persists, kickstart your system.