How to disable video for all participants except host?

[katiaH]

Hello! I was wondering is it possible in zoom for small businesses plan (not Events & Webinars plan) to cut off the video of all participants except the host? So that they only see 1 person speaking on their screen + chat?

Thank you in advance for any help with it!

Katia

[Jhez]

You can definitely do this. 

1. Start a Zoom meeting as the host or co-host.
2. On the controls toolbar, click Security 
3. Under "Allow participants to:", uncheck both Start Video and Chat

I would also recommend spotlighting the host so that the attendees will see the host during active speaker view.

You may refer to these articles: In meeting security options and Spotlighting participants videos.

Hope that helps and please make sure to mark the solution as accepted if this information is what you needed.

[YEA]

With the allow participants to "start video" and "Unmute Themselves" disabled - can I as host allow specific individuals to unmute/start video? 

[_Erik_]

You can ask a participant to unmute and they then have the ability to unmute themselves. Video is harder. The only way that I have been able to do this in a meeting is to have video control diabled for all, then send a chat to one participant to tell them to turn on their video, enable video for all and then, after your selected participant's video is live, disable video control again. A bit of a kludge and les than ideal, but it works. 

[jsmall1]

If those settings are unchecked, then will cohosts continue to be able to turn on audio and video? Also, will regular  participants still be able to raise their hand?