Sometimes attendees are in a noisy environment or have a setup that's causing feedback and don't realize it. You can prevent disruptive, noisy feedback by muting everyone as they join the meeting, muting everyone in the meeting, or muting specific people.

Mute or Unmute All Attendees in a Meeting
During an active meeting in a space, anyone can select Mute All. Then, everyone except for the person muting and the current presenter, gets muted.
In a standard Webex or Personal Room meeting, only the host or cohost can select Mute All. Then, everyone except the host, cohost, and the current presenter, gets muted.
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Go to the participants list |
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For a standard Webex App meeting or Personal Room meeting, uncheck Allow attendees to unmute themselves to prevent attendees from unmuting themselves until you grant them permission to, and then click Mute All. ![]() When you uncheck Allow attendees to unmute themselves, you turn on Mute on entry, so anyone who joins the meeting late is muted automatically. If you don't want to mute attendees as they join the meeting, go to More options ![]() You can turn on or turn off mute on entry only when Allow attendees to unmute themselves is unchecked. |


To unmute everyone, go to the participants list and select Unmute All. Everyone in a Webex meeting sees a notification that lets them know they can unmute themselves.
When you mute yourself, you stay muted, even when someone else selects Unmute All. |
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During an active meeting, go to Participants
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For a standard Webex App meeting or Personal Room meeting, choose whether to allow attendees to unmute themselves:
When you tap Don't Allow and Mute All, you turn on Mute On Entry, so anyone who joins the meeting late is muted automatically. If you don't want to mute attendees as they join the meeting, tap .You can turn on or turn off mute on entry only when Don't Allow and Mute All is selected. |


To unmute everyone, go to the Participants list, tap Mute Control, and then tap Unmute All. Everyone in a Webex meeting sees a notification that lets them know they can unmute themselves.
When you mute yourself, you stay muted, even when someone else selects Unmute All. |
Mute or Unmute a Specific Attendee in a Meeting
During an active meeting, go to the participants list If you want to unmute someone, click ![]() If you see |
During an active meeting, go to Participants
If you want to unmute people, tap If you see |
During an active meeting, go to the people list If you want to unmute people, click |