How to unblur background

Try the following steps, in order, to fully remove blur and any background effect in Teams:

1. Turn off Teams background effects (Windows desktop)
   1. Join or start a meeting.
   2. Open Background settings (for example, via the pre-join screen or during the meeting from the More options menu).
   3. In the Background settings pane, use the keyboard arrow keys or mouse to select None.
   4. If already in the meeting, move focus to the Apply button and select it. If not yet in the meeting, the effect turns off automatically.
   5. Confirm that no blur or image is shown behind the video.
2. Turn off blur when using a screen reader (Windows)
   1. Whether before or during the meeting, navigate to the Background settings pane.
   2. Use the arrow keys until the None button is reached, then press Enter.
   3. If already in the meeting, press Tab (or B in virtual/browse mode) until "Apply" is announced, then press Enter.
3. On iOS/Android mobile (screen reader scenario)
   • Before joining:
     1. From Calendar, open the meeting and activate Join.
     2. In the pre-join dialog, swipe until "Turn on background blur" is announced.
     3. If blur is on, double-tap to toggle it off (unblur background).
   • During the meeting:
     1. Swipe to "More calling options" and activate it.
     2. Swipe until "Unblur background" is announced and double-tap.
4. If “None” still shows a solid color (Mac/FaceTime camera)
   • When None is selected in Teams but a blue (or other solid) background still appears, the macOS FaceTime Camera processing is likely applying that background.
   • On the Mac menu bar, open the FaceTime Camera menu while the camera is active and turn off any background/portrait/Studio or similar effects there. Once disabled at camera level, Teams’ None option will show the real background.
5. Check for VDI limitation
   • If using Teams in an optimized virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environment, background effects may not be fully supported. In that case, the ability to change or remove blur can be limited by the platform.

After these steps, the video feed should show the actual physical background with no blur or image overlay.

References:

• Use a screen reader with backgrounds in Microsoft Teams meetings
• How do I remove the blue background in MS Teams? - Microsoft Q&A