What you’re seeing
- A user's Teams status shows Away or Offline while they are actively using their PC.
- Manually choosing Available doesn't stick or reverts within minutes.
- Colleagues see different statuses for the same person depending on their device.
- The status updates only after Teams is restarted, or not at all.
Common causes
Every environment is different, but these are the causes our engineers find most often:
- Teams relies on keyboard and mouse activity, so work in another app or on a second screen may not register as active.
- Signing in on multiple devices, such as a phone and a PC, can leave presence confused between them.
- Presence information syncs with Outlook calendar and meeting status, which can override manual settings.
- Power saving or sleep settings on the PC pause Teams in the background.
- Delays in Microsoft's presence service or corrupted Teams cache prevent updates from showing.
Why it matters
Teams presence tells colleagues and managers who's reachable. When status is wrong, people assume a coworker is unavailable and route work elsewhere, or managers wrongly think someone isn't working. Customer-facing teams can miss transferred calls or urgent chats. It can also cause friction and misunderstandings in remote and hybrid teams.
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Frequently asked questions
Is someone's status a reliable sign they're working?
Not entirely. Presence is a best guess based on activity and device signals, so it can be wrong even when the person is busy.
Why does it only happen to some people?
Device setups, multiple sign-ins and power settings vary by person, which explains why it affects some users more.
Can AskTechGurus help?
A certified US engineer can investigate during a remote secure session, from $99, and you pay only when it's resolved.