How to Keep Your Teams Status Green All the Time (2023)

When using Microsoft Teams, the best way to show that you are currently active is by changing your status to green. The status remains the same until it detects any activity. However, sometimes Microsoft Teams automatically changes your status to “Away” despite your being active. This common issue is primarily caused when your system is inactive. Consequently, this changes your team’s status automatically and, as a result, makes you appear inactive.

This guide will walk you through all the easy methods to keep your Microsoft Teams green.

1. Use an app to simulate mouse movements.

When you leave your system in an idle state, Microsoft Teams automatically assumes that you are inactive and, as a result, it alters your active status. To prevent this from happening, you must move your mouse from time to time to keep your system active. An easy way to do this is by using the Wiggler Mouse app, which allows you to move your mouse without interacting with it. Below are the steps for downloading and using the app:

1. Open the Official Wiggler Website.
2. Click on the “Get free on the Windows Store‘ option. 

   

3. Get the app by clicking on the “Get in Store app” option. 

   

4. Once the Microsoft Store is open, select “Get” and let the app download and instal on your system.

   

5. After downloading the app, simply click on “Open”

   

6. Now, click on the “Start” option under “Basic”

   

7. You can now use this app to keep your mouse in an active state.

2. Set the duration for your active status.

Being able to change your active status and setting a duration to it is another key feature of using Microsoft Teams. You can use this feature to set a particular time period to your status before it expires and resets. You can do that by following the steps we have mentioned below:

1. Open your Microsoft Teams app on the system.
2. Click on the status option under your name.
3. Select the “Duration” option above “Reset Status.”

   

4. Under “Status,” click on the drop-down menu and select “Available” as your primary status.
5. Now, choose the duration for which you want your status to be “Available.” We recommend selecting a custom reset duration.
6. Click “Done” to confirm the actions. 

   

3. Create a meeting with yourself.

A Microsoft Teams Meeting is another well-known way to maintain your Teams status as ‘Available’ at all times. All you need to do is create a random meeting with yourself and allow the app to think that you are currently active. Below are the instructions you must follow to implement this method:

1. Open your Microsoft Teams account (you can open it from the tray)
2. Select “Calendar” on the left side of the team’s window.
3. Click on the “Meet now” option in the top right corner and select “Start Meeting.”

   

4. Minimize the Meeting Window and click on your profile
5. Select “Available” as your current active status. 

   

4. Set a status message.

Although status messages are a great way to communicate with others on Teams, they are also used for maintaining your active status, regardless of whether you are working or not. You can set a status message occasionally to ensure your availability status remains active. Below, we have provided the steps to set a status message on Teams to maintain an active status.

1. Click on your profile and select the status “Available”
2. Start writing a status message by clicking on the “Set status message” option. 

   

3. Select the box and type a message to notify everyone about your availability. Make sure not to write a generic message.
4. Click on the drop menu under “Clear status message after” and select “Never.”
   
5. After typing a status message, click “Done” to confirm the action.

   

    

5. Disconnect the current profile from teams.

Your current account is known to clash with your Microsoft Teams, and as a result, it prevents the correct status from being shown or keeps you from being available all the time. You can resolve this issue by removing and re-adding your current profile in Microsoft Teams. You can do this by following the steps below:

1. Press the Win + I keys together to open the Windows Settings page.
2. Navigate to Accounts > Access work and school.
3. Select your work account and click on the “Disconnect” option.

   

4. Now, you can go back and add-in the account after a few minutes.
5. This will reconnect you to your MS Teams account and resolve the active status issue. 

6. Use the deactivation script to stay active. 

This is a trick method that allows you to remain active on Microsoft Teams for as many minutes as you desire. You can perform this method by using the script provided below to disable sleep mode on your system for your preferred duration.

1. Open the Run Command by pressing the Win +R keys together.
2. Type “Notepad” and open the Windows Notepad.

   

3. Copy and paste the following script into Notepad.

   Dim objShell, lngMinutes, boolValid
   
   Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
   lngMinutes = InputBox("How long you want to keep your system awake?" & Replace(Space(5), " ", vbNewLine) & "Enter minutes:", "Awake Duration") 'we are replacing 5 spaces with new lines
   If lngMinutes = vbEmpty Then 'If the user opts to cancel the process
   	'Do nothing
   Else
   	On Error Resume Next
   	Err.Clear
   	boolValid = False
   	lngMinutes = CLng(lngMinutes)
   	If Err.Number = 0 Then 'input is numeric
   		If lngMinutes > 0 Then 'input is greater than zero
   			For i = 1 To lngMinutes
   				WScript.Sleep 60000 '60 seconds
   				objShell.SendKeys "{SCROLLLOCK 2}"
   			Next
   			boolValid = True
   			MsgBox "Forced awake time over. Back to normal routine.", vbOKOnly+vbInformation, "Task Completed"
   		End If
   	End If
   	On Error Goto 0
   	If boolValid = False Then
   		MsgBox "Incorrect input, script won't run" & vbNewLine & "You can only enter a numeric value greater than zero", vbOKOnly+vbCritical, "Task Failed"
   	End If
   End If
   
   Set objShell = Nothing
   Wscript.Quit 0

4. Click on the file option and select “Save As.”

   

5. Select the .txt format for the file and save it as a .vbs file on your desktop (for example, ‘Disable Sleep Mode.vbs’).
6. Right-click on the newly created .vbs file and open it.

   

7. Type in the duration for which you want to remain available.
8. Click OK to confirm the actions. 

   

9. Now, you can stay active on Microsoft Teams for as long as you want.