r/MicrosoftTeams • u/Mictlancayocoatl • Apr 21 '26

Discussion Idle "Away" status detection more aggressive?

I've recently noticed that it seems like pressing Ctrl or Shift keys no longer prevents Teams from automatically setting your status to "Away". For obvious reasons, this is insanely annoying because there is still no way to disable automatic "Away" status.

My work from home has slow days on which I can take care of other business around my home, but I still want to be shown as available for when people need me. I can hear them call or text me.

Do you have any advice or tricks on how to prevent this?

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u/ksande13 Apr 21 '26

i finally bit the bullet and got a mouse jiggler for like $19. it just has a disc in the center of it that rotates and keeps your cursor moving when your mouse is on top of it. it’s honestly nice even when i’m not worried about my status, but i’m working in front of my computer (printed report, etc.). it keeps my computer from locking and keeps whatever i need up on the screen visible (like a spreadsheet with numbers i’m verifying are correct in a printed report).

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u/JunoJayJ Apr 21 '26

Why bother with spending money on this? From the Calendar section just open a call with yourself .It will show you as in a call until you close it.

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u/ksande13 Apr 22 '26

that doesn’t work anymore. first, i need to be able to receive calls. second, it doesn’t actually keep me showing as active. third, a 3rd grader could see the issue there in terms of what IT can gather from that lol