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How to Fix Microsoft Teams Screen Flickering When Joining a Meeting

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The user needs to resolve an issue where the screen or participant video feeds flicker continuously after joining a Microsoft Teams meeting.

How to Fix Microsoft Teams Screen Flickering When Joining a Meeting

Product: Microsoft Teams
Device & OS: not provided
Scenario: Joining a scheduled Microsoft Teams meeting from a specific meeting invitation.
Observed behavior: The screen or the video feeds of other participants begin to flicker uncontrollably upon joining the meeting.

Before you start

Ensure your computer's graphics drivers are fully updated and check if the flickering occurs in other video conferencing applications to rule out failing hardware.

Solution 1Recommended

Update Teams and Join via the Teams Calendar

Bypassing the Outlook invitation link by using the built-in Teams calendar often resolves invitation-specific bugs.

Sometimes, the formatting or routing of a specific Outlook meeting invitation can trigger display bugs within Teams. Joining the meeting directly through the Teams interface can bypass these errors.

Check for Teams updates

Open Microsoft Teams, click on the three dots (Settings and more) next to your profile picture in the top right corner, and select 'Check for updates'.

Restart the application

Wait for the update to download and install, then completely close and restart the Microsoft Teams application.

Open the Teams Calendar

Instead of clicking the meeting link in your Microsoft Outlook email, navigate to the 'Calendar' icon on the left sidebar directly inside Microsoft Teams.

Join the meeting

Locate the scheduled meeting on your calendar, click on it, and press the 'Join' button.

Update Teams and Join via the Teams Calendar

Isolate the issue: Test joining the meeting with another account or device to determine if the flickering is tied to a specific user profile, device hardware, or the invitation itself.

Solution 2

Escalate to Your Microsoft 365 Tenant Administrator

If the issue is tenant-wide or related to an unresolved backend Teams bug, your administrator will need to submit a service request.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why does my screen only flicker when someone shares their screen in Teams?

This is often caused by a hardware acceleration conflict with your computer's graphics card. Disabling GPU hardware acceleration in the Teams application settings or updating your display drivers can usually resolve shared-screen flickering.

Can a corrupted Outlook calendar invite cause Microsoft Teams to glitch?

Yes, occasionally a bug tied to how a specific Outlook invitation was formatted or routed can cause display anomalies upon joining. Joining directly from the built-in Teams calendar bypasses this corrupted link.

How do I know if the flickering is a tenant-related issue rather than my device?

If multiple users in your organization log in from different devices and still experience the exact same participant video flickering during the meeting, it is highly likely a tenant-related backend bug that requires an IT administrator ticket.

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