Creating Teams Meetings With Attendees Muted on Joining

Summary

How to mute attendees to Teams meetings by default on meeting creation, and on existing meetings.

Body

 

 

To have attendees muted by default when they join, simply go to the options tab while creating the meeting and select more options. 

More options for Teams setup
 

Select "Roles", and disable the Allow mic and Allow camera for attendees options. Then hit apply and finish creating the meeting.

 

Please see the example setup shown below.

muting attendees before creating the meeting


How to Edit an Existing Meeting: 

To edit the settings on a meeting you have already made, click edit the meeting from your calendar,  and ctrl + left click the meeting options.

Meeting options setting for existing Teams meetings
 

In the web page that pops up, click Roles and then edit the settings under Participation and hit Save.

Muting attendees in an already existing meeting.

 

For instructions on how to create a meeting, please navigate to canton.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/2726/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=135020.

 

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Article ID: 156393
Created
Wed 4/30/25 1:12 PM
Modified
Wed 10/1/25 11:40 AM