If you have completed all the above steps and are still experiencing issues please contact the UWM Helpdesk online at uwm.edu/help, by phone at 41 or Toll Free at 87, or in person in Bolton 225 or the Golda Mier Library Learning Commons Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

Once installation is complete, it is recommended that you restart your computer.

If there are updates, they will install.

If there are no updates you will receive a notification that your application is up to date.

You will see a brief message under your search bar indicating that Teams will check for updates and install while you continue to work.

Click on your Person icon in the top right corner of your working screen.

If you have checked your Notifications and Application settings, and confirmed Teams is running in the background, it is recommended that you check that Teams is up to date.

If there is no dot under the Teams icon, or you do not see a Teams icon at all, your Teams app is not running in the background. Outlook Notifications not showing in Action Center of Windows 10 Go to: Start-> Settings-> System-> Notifications & Actions Click on Outlook.

Mac – Locate your Dock on your desktop and confirm that the Teams icon is in the Dock with a dot indicating that it is running.

If it is not there, your application is not running in the background. Click the up arrow and confirm the Teams icon is in the tray.

Windows – Locate the System Tray in the bottom tool bar of your desktop.

If you have checked your Notification and Application settings and that is not the problem, check to make sure your application is running in the background.

Under Settings > General > Application ensure that you have On close, keep the application running selected. I use Outlook 2010 as my email client however I have the built in Windows mail client set up so that I can received email notifications as I like to quickly look at the icon to see of there are notifications and to quickly scan the email subject to determine if I need to.

If your notifications are turned on, continue to check your settings to verify that if the application is closed you will still receive notifications. Since the original release of Windows 10 I've had a periodic problem with the Windows Notification icon in the system tray.

Are notifications turned on for the type of alert that you are missing? If they are not turned on, adjust your settings by clicking the drop down menu and selecting the type of notification you prefer.

First check your Teams Settings > Notifications.

Windows 10 notification not showing up