Prevent use of microphone and camera
Before the meeting
After you’ve scheduled the meeting and sent the invitation, the meeting organizer can disable microphones and cameras so participants can’t use them during the meeting. All participants (but not presenters) join the meeting with their microphone and camera off.
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Go to calendar and double-click the meeting.
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Choose Meeting options at the top of the screen.
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Deactivate allow microphone for participants? or Allow camera for participants? and choose Save.
![Meeting options in Teams, a red box surrounds the setting for managing participant microphone and camera permissions.]()
During the meeting
The organizer and presenters can disable the microphone or camera of all participants or individual participants at any time during the meeting.
Obs!: This option is currently not available for organizers and presenters joining the meeting from Teams room devices.
Here’s how to disable all participants’ microphones or cameras
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Choose more options
![More options icon for Microsoft Teams]()
beside Participant and then Disable microphone for participants or Disable camera for participants.![Do not allow participants to turn on the sound]()
Participants’ microphones and cameras appear grayed out.![Participants' microphones are muted]()
Tips: If you only want to mute participants without disabling their microphones, select Mute all participants.
If you later want to activate everyone’s microphone or camera, select more options 
again and again Allow microphone for participants or Allow camera for participants.
Here’s how to disable an individual’s microphone or camera
Tips: Participants can signal that they want to speak by raising their hands.
Allow someone to unmute or share their video
That person can now unmute themselves or share video.
Obs!: This feature is currently not available on Teams room devices.
Prevent use of microphone and camera
Before the meeting
After you’ve scheduled the meeting and sent the invitation, the meeting organizer can disable microphones and cameras so participants can’t use them during the meeting. All participants (but not presenters) join the meeting with their microphone and camera off.
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Open the meeting event in the Teams calendar and select Meeting options.
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Deactivate allow microphone for participants? or Allow camera for participants? and choose Save.
![Select Allow microphone for participants]()
During the meeting
The organizer and presenters can disable the microphone or camera of all participants or individual participants at any time during the meeting.
Here’s how to disable all participants’ microphones or cameras
Participants’ microphones and cameras appear grayed out.
Tips: If you only want to mute participants without disabling their microphones, go to the participant list and select Turn off the sound next to itIn the meeting.
Here’s how to disable an individual’s microphone or camera
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Select and hold the person’s name, either on the main screen or in the participant list, then select Disable microphone or Disable camera.
![Select Do not allow sound on or Do not allow video sharing]()
Tips: Participants can signal that they want to speak by raising their hands.
Allow someone to unmute or share their video
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Select and hold the person’s name, either on the main screen or in the participant list, then select Allow microphone or Allow camera.
![Select Allow to turn on sound or Allow to share video]()
That person can now use their microphone or camera.
