# How to Mute All Participants in Zoom

> To silence everyone in a Zoom meeting, start a new session from the dashboard, open the participants menu, click mute all, and confirm your request by selecting continue to instantly mute all attendees.

Canonical: https://livedemo.ai/tutorials/how-to-mute-all-participants-in-zoom/
Apps: Zoom
Updated: 2026-10-05
Interactive demo: https://story-api.livedemo.ai/workspaces/62255d3d3304f17b8f5e2d03/stories/692a4a0eab56e05a00ff517b/preview?step=1

## Steps

1. On Zoom's main dashboard, click 'New Meeting' to get started.
2. Following that, go to the menu bar and tap 'Participants'.
3. Click 'Mute All' afterwards.
4. Subsequently, click 'Continue' to confirm your request.
5. After completing these steps, all the participants of your Zoom meeting will be muted instantly.