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2025-01-14 04:31 PM
When I host a meeting I do not have this problem.
When I join a meeting all of the participants and myself are seen as black boxes - even though video is ON.
I've gone through all my settings and the community... and what I'm seeing tends to focus on this happening during screen sharing. I cannot see a screen share OR any of the participants at all during the meeting from the moment I join.
Any suggestions? I've updated zoom and my computer.
Thanks!
Solved! Go to Solution.
2025-01-15 06:31 AM
Hello @huntedtreasure,
Welcome to the Zoom Community! We're glad to have you here.
You can check out this article on for troubleshooting black/grey boxes over screensharing.
Let us know if t his helps or if you need further assistance.
2025-01-15 06:31 AM
Hello @huntedtreasure,
Welcome to the Zoom Community! We're glad to have you here.
You can check out this article on for troubleshooting black/grey boxes over screensharing.
Let us know if t his helps or if you need further assistance.
2025-01-22 02:41 PM
Hi @huntedtreasure!
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Have a great day!
2025-01-22 10:10 PM
Thank you. While my situation was different (I only had this problem when I was not hosting the call and it was not just during a screen share but every participant and myself was black boxed), it did seem to work after I took care of the driver problem. I am on a mac and the process was different than explained in the link above but I appreciate you sharing this solution. Thank you! It's all fixed now.