How to avoid Microsoft Teams to act as a multimedia application?
I use Microsoft Teams in my corporate environement.
I have a multimedia keyboard (Logitech MX keys if it matters) that have a play/pause button.
When I press the button, it triggers the Microsoft Teams ring tone (even if no communication is active). Popup contains Microsoft Teams Notification
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The right button in the prompt takes me to my actual multimedia app (Deezer Windows 10 app).
How to avoid MS Teams to be registered as a multimedia app ? Not sure what's the behind the scene regarding this windows feature.
PS: my system is Windows 10 x64 20H2 professional. MS Teams is in the release channel (I guess)
Start Teams with -disable-features=HardwareMediaKeyHandling
eg. C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Teams\current\Teams.exe -disable-features=HardwareMediaKeyHandling
or C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Teams\Update.exe --processStart "Teams.exe" --process-start-args="-disable-features=HardwareMediaKeyHandling"
Source: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msteams/forum/all/teams-and-media-keys/136320bb-7af0-4bdc-8743-56608ff576b2?page=2
I have the same problem and I can offer my workaround: When you press play and the Teams ringtone starts along with your music, you can press pause in the Teams Notification popup.
If/when you pause you music again the ringtone should not restart.