How to Mute All in Zoom

Last Updated: April 12, 2020

Zoom is video conferencing software you can use on Mac or Windows, as well as on mobile apps for Android and iOS. This wikiHow will teach you how to mute or unmute your entire Zoom group meeting as a host or co-host. If you want to mute just yourself or set up Push to Talk, see How to Mute or Unmute on Zoom.

Steps

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Open Zoom. If you're using the desktop program, you'll be able to find it in the Start Menu or Applications folder. If you're using the mobile app, you'll find this video camera icon on a light blue background on one of your Home screens, in the app drawer, or by searching.
- You can mute and unmute all current and joining people in the meeting on any platform -- Mac, Windows, iOS, or Android.
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Enter or start a meeting. If you're joining a meeting that is hosted by someone else, you have to have co-host abilities to mute the whole meeting.
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Click Manage Participants. You'll see this at the top of your screen if you're on a Mac or Windows desktop.
- If you're using the mobile app, you'll see "Participants" at the bottom of your screen instead.
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Click or tap Mute All or Unmute All. You'll see a message that current and new people in the meeting will be muted.^{[1]
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- Click or tap the box if you want to allow people to unmute themselves. If the box is not checked, they will not be able to unmute themselves.

Community Q&A

Question

Can a Zoom participant unmute themselves after a host has muted them?

Aditi

Community Answer

A Zoom participant can unmute themselves if the host has allowed participants to unmute themselves.
Question

How to mute a participant when you are also a participant?

Caron Lin

Community Answer

You can’t do that on less the host makes you a co-host ,so ask the host to share the control with you. But if the host disagrees, then you can’t do that.