How to Mute All Participants in a Zoom Meeting

Virtual meetings are a great way to keep in touch with employees, even when they aren’t in the office. Unfortunately though, many people don’t have the luxury of a silent working environment at home. Those with children or other family members may have a hard time keeping things quiet.

You could ask meeting attendees to keep their microphones muted until speaking, but wouldn’t it be easier to mute everyone when needed? Luckily, Zoom provides this option and we’ve got a tutorial on how to mute all participants in a Zoom meeting.

Note: You’ll need to be the host or co-host of a meeting to mute or unmute all attendees.

At a Glance

Desktop

1. While in a meeting, hover your mouse over the Zoom client so that the Meeting controls appear
2. Click the Participants icon and then click the Mute All button at the bottom of the now visible participants section

Mobile

1. While in a meeting, tap anywhere on the screen so that the Meeting controls appear
2. Tap the Participants icon and then tap the Mute all button at the bottom of the Participants screen

How to Mute All Participants in a Zoom Meeting

Desktop

While in a Zoom meeting, hover over the window so that the Meeting controls appear.

Click the Participants button and then click the Mute All button in the Participants window that appears on the right.

In the prompt that appears, check / uncheck the box to allow participants to unmute themselves and then click Continue

To unmute everyone at once, simply repeat the process above but click Unmute All instead.

Mobile

While in a Zoom meeting, tap anywhere on the screen so that the Meeting controls appear and then tap the Participants button

Tap the Mute All button at the bottom of the Participants screen.

To unmute all participants at once, repeat the steps above but tap Unmute All instead.

Automatically Mute All Participants on Meeting Entry in Zoom

Zoom allows hosts to mute guests immediately when they join the meeting. They will then need to unmute themselves, or be unmuted by the host, to begin speaking. Here’s how to enable this feature.

From the participants menu as seen above, click the More button and then select Mute participants on entry.

You can also prevent participants from unmuting themselves in this menu by un-checking the Allow participants to unmute themselves option.

Conclusion

That’s all there is to muting all participants of a Zoom meeting! Now you can present the information you need knowing that there will be no awkward interruptions.

Nervous about sharing your screen for your next meeting? Boost your confidence and “know how” with our tutorial on how to share your screen in a Zoom meeting.