Hiding participant profile pictures in a meeting webinars in zoom app
There is an option for adding additional security for meetings or webinars in which participants’ profile pictures can be hidden from view and only the names of attendees can be displayed, including those of the hosts, in order to provide additional security. It will not be possible for participants to update their profile pictures or share them with others. It is useful to set this setting in order to prevent distracting or inappropriate images from being shown during meetings and webinars as well as to enhance security and privacy at these events.
Prerequisites for hiding participant profile pictures in a meeting
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Client for Zoom on the desktop
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The following version of Windows is required: 5.4.3 or higher
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A version of macOS that is at least 5.4.3 is required
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A version of Linux of at least 5.4.3 is required
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Mobile app for Zoom
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The Android version you have to install must be at least 5.4.3
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The iOS version must be at least 5.4.3
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How to hide participant profile pictures for all meetings and webinars
Note: Both meetings as well as webinars are affected by this setting.
Account
It is possible to enable or disable the possibility of hiding the profile pictures of all users in a meeting by following these steps:
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Admins have the privilege to edit account settings as part of the Zoom web portal as long as they are logged in as an administrator.
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You can access account settings by clicking on the Account Management option in the navigation menu.
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To access the Meeting tab, click the Meeting button.
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There is a toggle in the In Meeting (Basic) section that allows you to enable or disable the option to hide participant profile pictures when a meeting is taking place.
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To verify the change, click Enable or Disable in the confirmation dialog box that appears.
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It is also possible to ensure that this setting cannot be changed by any user in your account by clicking the lock icon, followed by clicking Lock to confirm that the setting has been made.
Group
Depending on how many users are involved in a meeting, you can either enable or disable the option to hide their profile pictures:
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If you have the privilege to edit groups on the Zoom web portal, you must log in as an administrator.
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The navigation panel will display a list of users followed by a list of groups.
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After clicking the name of the relevant group in the list, you will be able to access the Settings section.
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To access the Meeting tab, click the Meeting button.
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There is a toggle in the In Meeting (Basic) section that allows you to enable or disable the option to hide participant profile pictures when a meeting is taking place.
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The change will be verified by clicking Enable or Disable if the verification dialog appears.
Note: There may be a possibility that the option has been locked at the account level and you need to change it at that level if the option is grayed out. -
(Optional) By clicking the lock icon, and then clicking Lock once to confirm the setting, you can make sure all users in your group will not be able to change this setting.
User
The following steps will take you through the process of enabling or disabling Hide participant profile pictures for your own use:
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You will be able to sign into your Zoom account once you have logged in.
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Click Settings from the menu at the top of the page.
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Click on the Meeting tab on the left side of the screen.
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There is a toggle in the In Meeting (Basic) section that allows you to enable or disable the option to hide participant profile pictures when a meeting is taking place.
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The change will be verified by clicking Enable or Disable if the verification dialog appears.
Note: In the case of grayed out options, this means that the option has been disabled either at the group level or at the account level. Your Zoom administrator will be able to assist you with this.
How to hide profile pictures during a meeting or webinar
Hide profile pictures while in a meeting
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Become the host of a meeting and start it off.
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Then click on Security.
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Click on the Hide Profile Pictures button.
You will be able to hide all profile pictures if you wish.
Taking part in a meeting will give you a better understanding of host controls.
Hide profile pictures while in a webinar
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As the host, you can start a webinar.
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To view the participants, click here.
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To access the Participants panel, click on the arrow in the bottom-right corner of the window.
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Click on the Hide Profile Pictures button.
The profile pictures of all users will be hidden as well.
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