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How to Keep your Microsoft Teams Status Always Active?

Microsoft Teams’ popularity has skyrocketed in recent months, and for good reason. The program neatly combines a slew of office efficiency elements. However, many users have complained that the away status time is too short, with most situations defaulting to 5 minutes.

Users have come up with some inventive ways to keep their laptops active, and we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorites. This is how you can maintain your Microsoft Teams status active at all times.

How to keep your teams active, green, and available at all times


You’ll have your reasons for keeping your Teams app open at all times, but before we get into what does work, let’s take a look at what doesn’t.

Change of Status Doesn’t Work


Users have stated that pushing your status to “Available” and then establishing a custom status is a common way. This strategy does not appear to work in our experience, and the profile will still be set to Away after around 5 minutes.

You may always try it out for yourself to see what happens, but in our experience, the Teams app waits for some user activity before resuming its away timer.

Let’s look at some of the approaches that we discovered to be effective. Some of them need third-party software, and we strongly advise all users to think hard about putting third-party software on their computers.

The first method is to employ a virtual mouse clicker


A virtual mouse clicker is a great way to keep your computer and team engaged at the same time.

A script or software can imitate a mouse click or keystroke with this option. There are several ways to accomplish this, but we will focus on three of the most common. Some of these solutions will need the installation of third-party applications; if this isn’t an option for you, go on to our other options.

 

Script in PowerShell


To simulate a keystroke on our computer, we may develop a Powershell script. This is the most difficult option, however, it does not include the installation of third-party applications, which may be required depending on your use case.

It’s easy to set up the script. Copy/paste the script below into the notepad. Save the file with a.ps1 extension and whatever name you like.

Clear-Host
Echo "Toggling ScrollLock..."  
$WShell = New-Object -com "Wscript.Shell" 
while ($true) { 
$WShell.sendkeys("{SCROLLLOCK}") 
Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 200   
$WShell.sendkeys("{SCROLLLOCK}") 
Start-Sleep -Seconds 350 
}

Right-click your script and choose Run with Powershell from the context menu. The words “Toggling ScrollLock…” should appear at the top of the PowerShell window.

PowerShell Script If you do, it’s operating properly, and the application is now continuously pressing the scroll lock key for you. By using CTRL + C, you may quit the script.

 

AutoHotKey Script (Our Preferred Method)


Using a tool called AutoHotKey, you may create another script to click the mouse for you. Even though it is third-party software, it is reliable and lightweight.

It’s also a useful piece of software to learn in general.

We’ve already covered how to create an Auto Clicker using AutoHotkey, so go read that page for more information.

All of the steps outlined in that post will work well here. One advantage is that the auto clicker can be programmed to click inside the Teams app, ensuring that it is always active.

 

Move Mouse

The Microsoft App Store has a program called Move Mouse that simulates user action. It’s easy to set up and utilize. You can have it move the mouse, click, and even run other scripts on a timer.

To get started, go to your start menu and type “Move Mouse” into the search box. Install it, and you’re good to go. Always be cautious when using third-party software, and make sure you understand all of the rights the program requires.

 

Caffeine

Another third-party program that will keep your computer active is Caffeine. Caffeine stimulates a keypress every 59 seconds by default, but it may be tweaked to execute more specialized tasks.

It’s still being updated and maintained, and most people find it to be the most straightforward alternative.

Keep in mind that running third-party software always carries some risk. Caffeine is available for download here.

 

Method 2: The Mobile App


We all have a spare phone or two laying around gathering dust. Why not make excellent use of them? You may use this approach to install the Teams app on a backup phone.

Make sure your phone doesn’t lock or go to sleep by changing the settings. Connect it to a power source and launch the Teams app.

Because the phone and desktop Teams applications are connected, this should maintain your status set to Available.

 

Method 3: Physical Mouse Jiggler


This method involves moving your body or physically pushing your keyboard. The various techniques presented here are rather simple and do not necessitate the installation of any software or the usage of any outdated phones.

The Presser of the Keys

It doesn’t get much more straightforward than this. Grab something to hold down your spacebar, then open up a notebook and let your imagination go wild. When you return, you’ll most likely have the world’s longest notepad page, but your Teams should remain green the entire time.

The Jiggler of the Mouse

People have devised a variety of inventive methods for keeping their mouse physically moving. Some users have been shifting the mouse around the screen by placing analog timepieces under their optical mice.

Others have placed their mouse on top of a transparent glass, which causes the optical laser to continue to engage since it can’t locate the table.

Both of these ways work effectively to retain your Team’s status as Available and are completely free. However, if you want to go all out and pretend to be a hacker, you may get a USB-powered mouse jiggler. Simply connect the mouse jiggler to a USB port and turn it on. This may be a little excessive, but it is a good method to keep your Team’s status alive.

 

To Sum Up


We hope you find a method that works for you in this list. Remember that these strategies may be used to keep your computer awake and active in general, not just your Microsoft Teams status.

Apart from Microsoft Teams, there are a variety of reasons to keep your machine active, and these ways will work for you.

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Peter Graham
Peter Grahamhttp://fix-iphones.com
Hi there! I'm Peter, a software engineer and tech enthusiast with over 10 years of experience in the field. I have a passion for sharing my knowledge and helping others understand the latest developments in the tech world. When I'm not coding, you can find me hiking or trying out the latest gadgets.

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