How to Mute Zoom

This guide provides essential instructions for effectively muting and unmuting yourself and other participants during Zoom meetings. It covers individual controls, as well as options for managing audio settings for all participants, ensuring a smoother and more focused meeting experience. By following this guide, users can enhance their meeting etiquette and minimize background noise, allowing for more productive discussions. Whether you're a host or a participant, mastering these audio controls can significantly improve your virtual communication skills.

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How to Mute/Unmute Yourself in a Zoom Meeting on PC

To mute yourself during a Zoom meeting, click the microphone icon found at the bottom left corner of the meeting. Once a red line is shown over the microphone icon, the audio is muted

To unmute yourself during a Zoom meeting, click the microphone icon found at the bottom left corner of the meeting. Once the red line over the microphone icon disappears, the audio is unmuted

How to Mute/Unmute Other Participants in a Zoom Meeting

To mute other participants during a Zoom meeting, click the "Participants" panel

Place your mouse over the participant's name and click the "Mute" button

To unmute other participants during a Zoom meeting, click the "Participants" panel

Place your mouse over the participant's name and click the "Ask to unmute" button

How to Mute/Unmute a Zoom Meeting Entirely

Mute/Unmute All Participants By Default Before Joining the Meeting

In Zoom's web portal, click "Settings" at the left panel

Click the option "Schedule Meeting"

Scroll down and toggle the "Mute all participants when they join a meeting" option to enable and disable participants' audio. Changes will be saved automatically

Mute/Unmute All Participants During a Meeting

Click the "Participants" panel

To mute all participants, click the "Mute all" button located at the bottom of the participants list

Click the "Mute all" button that shows at the pop-up window to save changes

Click the "Participants" panel

To unmute all participants, click the "More" button located at the bottom of the participants list

Select the option "Ask all to unmute"