They’ve set one of those Out of Office meeting reminders in Microsoft Outlook just to later find that Teams is showing Out Of Office as well. Others describe recently returning from vacation with more than amazing photos and memories. They’ve accessed Teams from their tablet. Now, when back at work, their Teams status is still stuck as Out of Office. Even more, this stuck status can also cause you issues at work, with your manager believing that you’re still out of the office even though you should have started work today. The complications stemming from this small issue can be extrapolated endlessly. Users have complained about this issue on forums across the web, while Microsoft representatives simply state that the MS Teams apps are still being optimized and built and that issues might continue to occur. Is this happening to you too? Follow the below procedure and your effort will not go in vain.

How can I disable Outlook Calendar synchronization to MS Teams?

Unfortunately, disabling the sync between your Outlook and MS Teams calendars will not be possible if using the same email address for both applications. The reason why you can not disable synchronization between these apps is that they are using the same calendar. This happens because both application accounts (Outlook and Teams) are used with the same email account. To avoid this issue, simply create a new Calendar from the Outlook account, thus ensuring that the data will not be automatically transferred to MS Teams. SPONSORED Splitting your calendars into two different email addresses can prove extremely useful, especially if you’re dealing with a large number of meetings, both private and at work, and want to keep them separated for easy management.

How can I remove the “out of office” Teams’ status?

1. Remove Outlook invites with Out of Office status

This seems to often happen when a new release of Teams is installed. If someone sends you a calendar invite with date ranges from today until the future with Out of Office selected, or if you create future Out of Office appointments, then Teams is somehow changing the status as well. The easiest fix is to check if there is any invitation mentioned as Out of Office. If you find such an invitation, then remove it from your calendar. Any difference now? If not, check out the next solutions.

2. Turn off Don’t send automatic replies

3. Change your Status Message in Teams

This overwrites and remove the Out of Office reply that is pulled from Outlook but only in Teams. This WILL NOT overwrite what is in Outlook. Moreover, when you change your Status Message in Teams it will sync immediately.

4. Move or Delete Settings.json file

Other users also tried to uninstall Teams and closed all Office apps after reinstalling it or clearing its cache and were pleased by the results. Please note that these options are based on third-party suggestions, rather than first-hand experience. Do you have further suggestions or questions? If so, welcome to post here. We are always here to further help you.

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