How Can I Disable My Own Avatar?

[EdwinK]

I set a Virtual Avatar and now I want to disable it.  It's annoying that it shows in every meeting I join or host.  I have to right-click on myself in the gallery and uncheck Avatar.  I just want my picture back.  How can I delete or disable it permanently?

[sajithkumar]

Try disabling auto-starting video.

1. Goto Settings -> Video
2. Check the box "Stop my video when joining a meeting"

[Jameswalter]

In the navigation menu, click Account Management then Account Settings. Click the Meeting tab. Under In Meeting (Advanced), click the Avatars toggle to enable or disable it.

[EdwinK]

Thanks but I do not see an Account Management heading.  I actually found a way to do it from within a meeting.  I clicked on the ... button by my name and opened the avatar menu then unchecked the option.  That did the trick.

[JianW]

In settings --> Background&Effects, click "Avatars", click "None" 

[scunliffe]

This was super annoying!... you need to go into: Settings > Background & Effects > Avatars Tab > Uncheck the "Turn on my avatar when I join a meeting" setting.

[Np6611]

The avatar option sucks so, so bad. Cannot turn it off. Have to hide it in each meeting. Sucks!!

[HappyDavid2024]

It seems they have broken the function to disable it. My 'Avatar' Tab is greyed out but it is showing my previous Avatar when I join meetings. I can't even disable it now because I can't choose 'None' in the Avatar tab...

[IA0358]

I did everything everyone here said and nothing worked, so I deleted the Zoom app off my iPad and reinstalled it and it finally took my avatar off.