How to Mute Someone on Zoom
- George Apostolov
How to Mute Someone on Zoom: step-by-step guide
On Zoom's main dashboard, click 'New Meeting' and invite your desired participants.
Following that, go to the menu bar and click 'Participants'.
Find the name of the participant you want to mute and then click the 'Mute' button next to it.
After completing these steps, the microphone of the selected participants will be silenced during the meeting.
Quick answer: 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.
About this Zoom tutorial
Silence disruptive meeting attendees easily by muting their microphones directly through the participant panel in Zoom. This guide shows how to mute Someone on Zoom in 4 steps, starting with "On Zoom's main dashboard, click 'New Meeting' and invite your desired participants" and finishing with "After completing these steps, the microphone of the selected participants will be silen...". The interactive demo above is a click-through copy of the real Zoom interface, so you can rehearse each step before doing it in your own account.
Frequently asked questions
How many steps does it take to mute Someone on Zoom?
4 steps. Each one is listed in order above, and the demo highlights exactly where to click.
Can I try it without changing my own account?
Yes. Clicking through the demo doesn't touch your Zoom data or settings. Once you know the flow, repeat it in your own workspace.
This tutorial is filed under Zoom. Related guides: How to Present on Zoom, How to Raise Hand in Zoom and How to Record a Video on Zoom. Last reviewed 05 Oct 2026.
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