TEAMS - mute by default when entering a meeting

I came here looking for a solution and it's amazing how it seems so difficult to understand a simple question. The problem raised by the first user is very simple: "I want to join a Teams meeting in mute by default".

I don't need an organizer to mute all users, I don't want to go there and mute each time I join, I don´t want a solution for 1 caller or 1000 callers, I don't want to know how to add background photos and definitely not going to the moon. I just want (again) join a Teams meeting in mute by default.

Is it possible or not?

If it is bug, I would appreciate Microsoft could solve it.

If it is not possible by design, than it's ridiculous. Ironically I can't avoid my Teams to join meetings with audio off by default. So unless I'm looking to the screen, I can't understand that I joined because I hear no one but everybody hears me. Apparently, I can't join muted by default but I join with Audio off by default. Great...

I can't believe this was a design feature. Team should ALWAYS default to OFF. OFF Camera, OFF microphone regardless of how many people are on a call or in a meeting. At the very least, the user should be able to set a default setting.

Very poor design.

This is a bug, you should always join a meeting muted by default

Five years later and this is still an issue. Just add this ability to settings like Webex, Zoom, etc. has done so "we" can manage how we want to join meetings with audio/video.

Here is suggestion for you.

Add a new Setting:

Meeting Join Options

___ Mute audio when I join a meeting

___ Turn off video when I join a meeting

Or place each applicable setting under Device section for Audio and Video.

I would prefer this feature over custom emojis.

Adding a request to add settings for default behavior. I never want to join a meeting with a live mic. Come on Microsoft, this isn't rocket science.