Removing or Restricting an Attendee in a Zoom Meeting

 Group Leaders can manage attendee behavior during a Zoom meeting using several built‑in host controls. These tools allow you to restrict an attendee’s participation or remove them from the meeting if needed.

You can limit an attendee’s ability to participate without removing them from the meeting. These controls are available in the Participants panel.

Stops the attendee’s microphone.
Open the Participants panel, hover over the attendee, click the microphone icon.

Turns off the attendee’s camera.
Open the Participants panel, hover over the attendee, click the video icon.

Moves the attendee out of the meeting temporarily.
Open Participants, hover over the attendee, click the 3-dot icon, then select Put in Waiting Room.

If an attendee is disruptive or needs to be removed from the meeting entirely, open the Participants panel. Hover over the attendee’s name. Click the 3-dot icon. Select Remove from the drop-down list.