How to mute the meeting audio so I can listen to audio on other apps? I am not asking how to mute my own mic. I need to mute the whole meeting.

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May 8, 2026
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I have regular all-day staff meetings on Zoom and for much of those 6-8 hour meetings, I do not need to be listening to the meeting but I need to stay connected. This makes it impossible for me to do other work involving listening to audio from my browser in other apps, reviewing videos, and being able to generally use my computer while staying connected to the Zoom meeting but muting the meeting. I am not asking how to mute my own microphone. I need to mute everyone else talking when I don’t need to be listening. There doesn’t seem to be a button for this and either I just don’t know how to do it, or it doesn’t exist as a feature and it absolutely should. How do I do this?

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Best answer by James Smite

You can mute the meeting audio itself without muting your mic. In Zoom, click the little arrow next to the mute button and choose “Leave Computer Audio” or just lower the Zoom app volume in your system mixer. I agree though, for long meetings there should be a much clearer “mute incoming audio” toggle.

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You can mute the meeting audio itself without muting your mic. In Zoom, click the little arrow next to the mute button and choose “Leave Computer Audio” or just lower the Zoom app volume in your system mixer. I agree though, for long meetings there should be a much clearer “mute incoming audio” toggle.