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Some RingCentral Video features and meeting controls may appear differently depending on your account. Learn more about [the new RingCentral Video experience](https://support.ringcentral.com/article-v2/using-the-new-ringcentral-video-meetings.html?brand=RingCentral&product=RingEX&language=en_US "").

The host or moderator can mute the audio of one or more attendees to minimize distractions during the meeting. In addition, hosts can decide whether to allow participants to have the ability to mute or unmute themselves.

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Select where you want to mute the participant's audio:

## Desktop & web

Muting the audio of all participants on the desktop or web app
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* In a meeting, click **Participants** on the bottom menu bar.
* Click the **Mute** icon at the top to mute all participants.

  ![Click the Mute icon](https://assets.ringcentral.com/content/dam/xml-assets/doc_team/en_us/ringcentral/mvp/Muting-the-audio-of-others-in-RingCentral-Video/images/Mutingdesktop1.png)

* You can allow the participants to unmute themselves by checking the box **Allow participants to unmute themselves**.
* Click **Continue** .

  ![check the boxAllow participants to unmute themselves](https://assets.ringcentral.com/content/dam/xml-assets/doc_team/en_us/ringcentral/mvp/Muting-the-audio-of-others-in-RingCentral-Video/images/Mutingdesktop2.png)

Muting the audio of individual participants
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* Click **Participants** on the bottom menu bar.
* Click the **Microphone** icon to the right of the attendee's name.

  ![Click the Microphone icon to the right of the attendee’s name](https://assets.ringcentral.com/content/dam/xml-assets/doc_team/en_us/ringcentral/mvp/Muting-the-audio-of-others-in-RingCentral-Video/images/Mutingdesktop3.png)

## Mobile

Muting the audio of all participants on the mobile app
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* Tap **Participants** on the bottom menu bar.

  ![media/image3.png](https://assets.ringcentral.com/content/dam/xml-assets/doc_team/en_us/ringcentral/mvp/Muting-the-audio-of-others-in-RingCentral-Video/topics/media/image3.png)

* Tap the three-dot **More** icon at the top right.

  ![media/image4.png](https://assets.ringcentral.com/content/dam/xml-assets/doc_team/en_us/ringcentral/mvp/Muting-the-audio-of-others-in-RingCentral-Video/topics/media/image4.png)

* Tap one of the following options:

* *Mute all - allow unmuting*: Mutes all participants and allows unmuting.
* *Mute all - block unmuting*: Mutes all participants and disables unmuting.
* *Unmute all* : All participants will be notified to allow the moderator to unmute audio. They will have the option to tap **Don't allow** or **Allow**.

Muting the audio of individual attendees
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To mute/unmute the audio of individual attendees during a meeting, tap **Participants** on the bottom menu bar, and then tap the microphone icon at the right of the attendee's name.