# How to Mute Someone on Zoom

> To silence a participant during a meeting, start a new session on Zoom and invite participants. Open the Participants menu from the toolbar, locate the specific user, and click the Mute button next to their name to disable their microphone.

Canonical: https://livedemo.ai/tutorials/how-to-mute-someone-on-zoom/
Apps: Zoom
Updated: 2026-10-05
Interactive demo: https://story-api.livedemo.ai/workspaces/62255d3d3304f17b8f5e2d03/stories/692a4a11ab56e05a00ff51d8/preview?step=1

## Steps

1. On Zoom's main dashboard, click 'New Meeting' and invite your desired participants.
2. Following that, go to the menu bar and click 'Participants'.
3. Find the name of the participant you want to mute and then click the 'Mute' button next to it.
4. After completing these steps, the microphone of the selected participants will be silenced during the meeting.