Issue/Question
How do I disable a participant's content share during a Zoom meeting?
Environment
Resolution
As of
March 26th 2020, the screen sharing settings within your account have automatically defaulted to
Only Host. Learn about re-enabling participant sharing for
individual meetings here.
Stopping an Active Screen Share During a Meeting
- When the participant’s shared content is showing in the meeting, click View Options at the top of the shared screen.
- Click Stop Participant’s Sharing.
Disabling Screen Share Ability During a Meeting
Note: This is only necessary if you manually re-enabled screen sharing on your account level or for the individual meeting after March 26th, 2020.
- Start the Zoom Meeting.
- Click Security in the bottom toolbar.
- Make sure Share Screen is unchecked.
- If it is checked, click it to disable it.
- Participants will be unable to share content for the duration of the meeting.
You can learn more about securing your Zoom meeting here.