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Overview
Meeting attendees can choose to turn their video or microphone on or off when joining a meeting. This can be done by updating the settings on the Zoom app.
Prerequisites
- Users must have a Zoom account in order to update their settings
Instructions
Windows | 
MacDisabling Video or Audio by Default
- To turn off video or audio by default when joining a meeting, access your Zoom settings. You can do this by:
- If signed in, click your profile picture, then click Settings in the Zoom client.
- If signed out on Mac, click zoom.us in the top bar and choose Preferences.
- If signed out on Windows, click the arrow in the task bar, right-click on the Zoom icon, and choose Settings.
- If signed in, click your profile picture, then click Settings in the Zoom client.
- To disable your Microphone when joining a meeting, click Audio and select Always mute microphone when joining meeting.
- To disable Video when joining a meeting, click Video and selecting Turn off my video when joining meeting.
When Joining a Meeting
You can also disable audio or video before joining a meeting by toggling the following options after clicking "Join a Meeting:"
Android | Disabling Video or Audio by Default
- To turn off video or audio by default when joining a meeting, access your Zoom app settings. You can do this by:
- When signed in to your Zoom account, click Settings at the bottom.
- When signed out of your Zoom account, click the gear icon at the top left.
- In the Zoom app settings, select Meeting.
- You can disable your Microphone when joining a meeting by selecting the following option:
- You can disable Video when joining a meeting by selecting the following option:
When Joining a Meeting
You can also disable audio or video before joining a meeting by toggling the following options after clicking "Join a Meeting:"
