The Complete Guide to Blocking Someone on Teams

Are you dealing with someone on Microsoft Teams that you really don't want to talk to? If so, you may be wondering if you can block them. If you're on Microsoft Teams Free, the answer is yes, and it's pretty easy to do so. However, if you use Teams through your organization, you can't block someone else in your organization—the most you can do is hide or mute the conversation. In this article, we teach you how to do all of this and more.

Blocking on Microsoft Teams

If you're using Teams Free, you can block another user by going to their profile and clicking the options menu button, then selecting Block. If you're using Teams through your organization, you can't block other users. The only workarounds are to mute or hide the chat with the person you wish to block.

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Blocking in Teams Free on Desktop

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Hover the name of the person you want to block in the "Chat" panel. It's on the left-hand side of the screen.
- If you're using Teams through your organization (employer or school), jump to our section below on blocking someone on an organization account.
The button will appear only when you hover over a chat with the person you want to block.

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Click Block. Once you do this, the contact won't be able to add you to a one-on-one chat, add you to a new group chat, call you, or add you to a community.^{[1]
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- To unblock a contact, click Settings and more ••• next to your profile picture, then click Settings > Privacy > Edit blocked contacts/Manage blocked users (Windows 11). Once you find the contact you want to unblock, click Unblock.

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Blocking in Teams Free on Mobile

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Tap the Chat tab. The button is at the bottom of the screen, and it has an icon of a chat bubble.
- If you're using Teams through your organization (employer or school), jump to our section below on blocking someone on an organization account. These steps will only work for a free Teams account.
This will open a menu.
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Tap Block. Once you do this, the contact won't be able to add you to a one-on-one chat, add you to a new group chat, call you, or add you to a community.^{[2]
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- To unblock a contact, tap your profile picture, then tap Settings > People > Blocked contacts. Once you find the contact you want to unblock, tap Unblock contact.

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Blocking in a Teams Community on Desktop

You'll need to open the Communities tab in Microsoft Teams first.
This will open their profile.
Note that blocking a contact in a community will not stop you from seeing their messages in that community. The only way to stop getting messages from another user in a community is for that user to get removed from the community.^{[3]
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Blocking in a Teams Community on Mobile

You'll need to open the Communities tab in the Microsoft Teams app first.
This will open a menu with various options.
Once you do this, look for the person you want to block.
Note that blocking a contact in a community will not stop you from seeing their messages in that community. The only way to stop getting messages from another user in a community is for that user to get removed from the community.^{[4]
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Blocking on a Teams Organization Account

If you access Teams through your organization (such as your workplace or school), you can't block another user.^{[5]
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Research source} The only way to block someone on Teams is to use a Teams Free account. However, you can opt to hide or mute a chat with another user in place of blocking them. Read how to do this below.

Talk to your supervisor if you're having problems with a colleague. If there's someone on Teams who is bothering or harassing you (or others), speak with your supervisor to determine the next steps to take. If the person's actions are severe enough, you may want to escalate the issue to HR.

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Hiding a Chat on Teams Desktop

To do this, you'll need to be in the Chats tab, located on the left-hand side of the screen.
Clicking this button will open a menu with various options related to this chat.
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Click Hide. The button has an icon of an eye with a line through it. This will immediately hide the chat until someone posts a new message in it.^{[6]
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- To unhide a chat, use the search bar at the top of the screen to find it. Then, click More options ••• > Unhide.

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Muting a Chat on Teams Desktop

To do this, you'll need to be in the Chats tab, located on the left-hand side of the screen.
Clicking this button will open a menu with various options related to this chat.
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Click Mute. The button has an icon of a bell with a line through it. This will immediately mute the chat, and you won't get notifications if anyone posts in it. You will, however, still see the chat in your Chats list.^{[7]
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- To unmute a chat, click on it. Then, click More options ••• > Unmute.

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Hiding & Muting a Chat on Teams Mobile

To do this, you'll need to be in the Chats tab. To swipe left on a chat, place your finger on the chat's name (which may simply be the contact's name) and drag your finger to the left. This will open some options for the chat.
If you mute a chat, you can unmute it by swiping left on the chat's name again and tapping Mute again. If you hide a chat, you'll need to search for it, then swipe left on the chat's name and tap Hide again.^{[8]
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