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Participant on mute, yet I can still hear them

SamPeters
Newcomer
Newcomer

This is a recent development in online classes this year. A participant sitting by themselves in their own space is muted, yet I can still hear them talk. This has happened on multiple occasions. When I go to mute the student, it shows that they are already muted.

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ExpertswhoJohn
Community Champion | Customer
Community Champion | Customer

What do you mean by their own space? Are you referring to a Zoom Session or event space?

Hi @ExpertswhoJohn I mean they are not in an office situation where another meeting participant may be picking up their audio.

ExpertswhoJohn
Community Champion | Customer
Community Champion | Customer

OK, @SamPeters . The person who picked them up may not be using the best sound settings for their environment.
If you ask them to look at their audio settings and change their audio profile to high, zoom will work harder to cut out background noise.
It has to be done at user level on the machine concerned.

John

SamPeters
Newcomer
Newcomer

@ExpertswhoJohn I think you misunderstand me. The user IS NOT in a setting where there are other users/ background noise.

ExpertswhoJohn
Community Champion | Customer
Community Champion | Customer

@SamPeters, you can only hear from another Zoom user if they

1. Have their microphone on

2. Share their sounds from the screen share options.

3.  they are using a second device?

If they were muted, you would not hear them.


SamPeters
Newcomer
Newcomer

Exactly. That is why the situation is strange. They have the mute icon showing but can be heard. All other meeting attendees are muted. @ExpertswhoJohn 

ExpertswhoJohn
Community Champion | Customer
Community Champion | Customer

I noted tonight that the callez headset. The microphone mute was muted, on the button,  and yet the microphone did work, when for 3 years this had not been the case.

Looks like a Windows update has stopped it from working.  MUTE it does not mute.

Gosh can not make sense.