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    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "i%20am%20using%20a%20windows%20laptop.%20I%20am%20in%20a%20teams%20meeting.%20i%20closed%20the%20teams%20window%20to%20exit%20the%20meeting.%20I%20am%20still%20getting%20chat%20notifications%20from%20the%20meeting.%20how%20do%20i%20totally%20exit%20the%20teams%20meeting%3F"
    },
    {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "Here\u2019s how you can fully exit a Microsoft Teams meeting on your Windows laptop so that you stop getting chat, sound, or banner notifications from the meeting:\n\n---\n\n## \u2705 Steps to Fully Exit a Teams Meeting\n\n1. **Click the \u201cLeave\u201d button in the meeting toolbar**  \n   - When you're in the meeting, there should be a red *Leave* button (often an \u201cX\u201d or phone icon) in the meeting control bar. ([it.essex.edu](https://it.essex.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/LeaveTeamsMeeting.pdf?utm_source=openai))  \n   - This will remove you from the meeting: your audio, video, and screen share are all disconnected. ([answers.microsoft.com](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msteams/forum/all/i-left-teams-meeting-but-the-meeting-still/285b1bd6-32e8-4ca0-b989-85cf6759e385?utm_source=openai))  \n\n2. **Close the Teams window if you haven't already**  \n   - After leaving, you can close the Teams app window. But closing the window alone often **does not** stop it running in the background. ([groovypost.com](https://www.groovypost.com/howto/completely-close-microsoft-teams-on-the-desktop/?utm_source=openai))  \n\n3. **Quit or Exit Teams completely via the system tray**  \n   - Look in the Windows system tray (lower-right corner near the clock), find the Teams icon.  \n   - Right-click it and select **Quit** or **Exit**. This fully shuts down the background processes. ([groovypost.com](https://www.groovypost.com/howto/completely-close-microsoft-teams-on-the-desktop/?utm_source=openai))  \n\n4. **Turn off \u201cOn close, keep the application running\u201d (optional and recommended)**  \n   - In Teams, click your profile picture \u2192 **Settings** \u2192 **General**.  \n   - Find the option that says **\u201cOn close, keep the application running\u201d** and **uncheck** it. Now, when you click the X to close the Teams window, it will actually shut down instead of minimizing to background. ([groovypost.com](https://www.groovypost.com/howto/completely-close-microsoft-teams-on-the-desktop/?utm_source=openai))  \n\n---\n\n## \u26a0\ufe0f Why You Were Still Getting Notifications\n\n- Even after leaving the meeting itself, Teams stays in the background by default, so chat and meeting-related notifications can still come through. ([groovypost.com](https://www.groovypost.com/howto/completely-close-microsoft-teams-on-the-desktop/?utm_source=openai))  \n- If you just closed the UI window (clicked \u201cX\u201d) but didn\u2019t use **Quit** from the system tray or changed the \u201ckeep app running\u201d setting, Teams likely stayed active in the background. ([groovypost.com](https://www.groovypost.com/howto/completely-close-microsoft-teams-on-the-desktop/?utm_source=openai))  \n\n---\n\nIf you want help locating the *Leave* button or the *Quit* menu on your current Teams version, tell me\u2014happy to walk you through!"
    }
]