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Echo on Zoom or Microsoft Teams usually comes from audio feedback: your mic is hearing your speakers (or another device in the room). Fixing it is mostly about choosing the right devices and lowering the right settings.
Step 1: Select the correct devices
- Zoom: Settings → Audio → set Speaker and Microphone explicitly (don’t leave on “Same as system” while troubleshooting).
- Teams: Settings → Devices → choose your headset for both speaker and mic.
Step 2: Kill feedback loops
- Use headphones/headset (not speakers) during calls.
- Turn down speaker volume and mic gain slightly.
- Mute yourself when not talking.
- If you’re in a room with multiple devices joined to the same meeting, mute the extra devices or leave audio on only one.
Step 3: App features that help
- Enable noise suppression if available.
- Disable “Automatically adjust microphone volume” if it keeps pumping your mic too loud.
Still echoing?
Try a headset with a boom mic or a model that includes a USB dongle for more stable PC behavior.
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