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Using Group Policy options in Zoom App

ByCorporate Guider Home, Zoom

By using Active Directory Administrative Templates or registry keys, administrators can lock certain Zoom features and settings upon deployment. In all meetings that users join, regardless of who is hosting the meeting, administrators can disable features like screen sharing or video sharing. Group Policy can be used by Active Directory administrators at any time to customize Zoom settings and features. These settings can be configured without having Zoom installed on the computer. After Zoom is downloaded, the configuration will be applied when Zoom is launched for the first time. No matter whether the standard installer or the MSI installer is used, the settings apply.

In the following table you will find the registry items, their associated policies and their default values.

Using the Zoom Rooms application and Zoom Desktop application, you can also deploy and configure Zoom via the command-line or Intune.

Note:

We recommend updating the Zoom Room software or the Windows Desktop client to the latest version to ensure compatibility with the policies listed below.

This article covers:

Prerequisites for using Group Policy options

  • Desktop client for Windows (either standard or IT Admin installer)
  • Using Zoom Rooms on a PC

You will need the latest Zoom installer to use some of the switches listed below.

Templates

You can download administrative templates, as well as registry files for specific versions of Zoom, by clicking the links below:

Note:

You will also receive .ADMX and .ADM files with each download. If you are using .ADM files, you will find the policies under Classic Administrative Templates.

Active Directory Administrative Template Configuration

  1. Log in as an administrator to your Active Directory server.
  2. From the Start menu, select Administrative Tools, then Active Directory Users and Computers.
  3. Select the domain where you want to set the group policy.
  4. Right-click the domain where you want the group policy to be set, click Properties, then click Group Policy.
  5. Name the group policy object Zoom.
  6. Click Edit on the newly created Group Policy Object.
  7. Click Administrative Templates on the Computer Configuration tab.
  8. Select Add/Remove Templates.
  9. Locate the Administrative Template you downloaded from this article. Click on it.
  10. The Add/Remove Templates window will close.
  11. You should now have the Zoom option under Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates.
  12. You will find three subfolders under the Zoom folder: General Settings, Chat Settings, and Meeting Settings.
  13. By double-clicking on a subfolder, you can view the settings, and by double-clicking on that setting, you can view more information and enable/disable it.

Desktop Client Settings

General

The following Registry options can be found under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Zoom\Zoom Meetings\General.​

Registry Item Policy Default Value
AlwaysUsePersonalMeetingID Always use personal meeting ID to start meeting for instant meetings Disabled
AutoStartAfterReboot Auto start client after reboot Disabled
AutoStartInSystemTray Auto start client after reboot in the system tray Disabled
BlockUntrustedSSLCert The client will block connections to untrusted SSL certificates Enabled
CloseToSystemTray The client will minimize to system tray and not show on task-bar when closed Enabled
DisableCreatingDesktopShortcut Disable creating a desktop shortcut Disabled
DisableFacebookLogin Disable login with Facebook OAuth Disabled
DisableGoogleLogin Disable login with Google OAuth Disabled
DisableLoginWithSSO Disable login with SSO Disabled
DisableLoginWithEmail Disable login with email and password Disabled
DisableKeepSignedInWithSSO Disable keep signed in if signing in with SSO Disabled
DisableKeepSignedInWithGoogle Disable keep signed in if signing in with Google Disabled
DisableKeepSignedInWithFacebook Disable keep signed in if signing in Facebook Disabled
EnableClientAutoUpdate Enable updates through the client by users. When disabled, the Check for Updates button is also hidden. EXE: Enabled

MSI: Disabled
EnableSilentAutoUpdate Allows the desktop client to silently check for updates and install the latest stable version. This option requires AutoUpdate option to be enabled, and will fail if not enabled. Enabled
AlwaysCheckLatestVersion Allows the desktop client to check for updates and install the latest available version. This option requires AutoUpdate option to be enabled, and will fail if not enabled. Disabled
SetUpdatingChannel Allows the control of the cadence of updates applied to the desktop client.

Slow (0): fewer updates and better stability
Fast (1): newest features and updates

 Slow (0)
DisableUpdateTo64Bit Prevents the desktop client from upgrading to the 64-bit version automatically, if the 32-bit version is installed on a 64-bit system. Disabled
ForceLoginWithSSO Force login with SSO only Disabled
EnforceSignInToJoin Forces users to be signed in before joining a meeting from the app. Users can be signed-in on the web portal when joining through join URL. Disabled
EnforceAppSignInToJoin Require the client to be logged-in to a Zoom account before joining any meeting or webinar Disabled
SetAccountIDsRestrictedToJoin Set account IDs that client is restricted to join a meeting hosted by specific Account ID numbers (separated by “,”)

Example: 11111,22222

 No Value
SetEmailDomainsRestrictedToLogin Restrict email domains that the client can log in with (separated by “&”)

Example: abc.com & zoom.us

 No Value
SetSSOURL Set default SSO URL for a client login

Example: yourcompany.zoom.us

 No Value
EnableEmbedBrowserForSSO Uses embed browser in the Windows client for SSO Disabled
ForceSSOURL Set and lock the default SSO URL for a client login

For example, hooli.zoom.us would be set as ForceSSOUrl=hooli

 No Value
DisableAutoLaunchSSO Prevent Zoom from automatically launching the previously used SSO URL. This is useful for users with multiple accounts, each having their own SSO URL. Disabled
KeepSignedIn This will keep the user signed into the client when it is restarted Disabled
SetWebDomain Sets the web domain for logging in or joining a meeting, by default the values is https://zoom.us or https://zoom.com No value
DefaultUsePortraitView Default to Portrait Mode upon opening Zoom Disabled
ProxyPAC  Set proxy server to client with PAC URL No Value
ProxyServer Set a proxy server for the client as named proxy.

Example: server:port

 No Value
ProxyBypass Set proxy bypass rule for the client No Value
EnablePhoneLogin Enables logging in via phone authentication No Value
EnableAlipayLogin Enables logging in via Alipay authentication No Value
EnableQQLogin Enables logging in via QQ authentication No Value
EnableWeChatLogin Enables logging in via WeChat authentication No Value
EmbedUserAgentString Set to embed one specified user agent string for all HTTP requests from Zoom client application No Value
EmbedDeviceTag Set to embed one specified device tag string for all HTTP requests from Zoom client application No Value
EnableAutoUploadDumps Automatically send  dump logs, when there is a critical-failure issue Disabled
EnableTemporalDeNoise Enables de-noising of video Enabled
EnableGPUComputeUtilization Allows the client to utilize GPU acceleration for video processing Enabled
EnableHardwareAccForVideoSend Allows the client to utilize GPU acceleration for sending video Enabled
EnableHardwareAccForVideoReceive Allows the client to utilize GPU acceleration for receiving video Enabled
ShareSessionDisableUDP Forces Screen Sharing traffic over TCP instead of UDP. Disabled
IntegrateZoomWithOutlook Show Zoom contact status in Outlook, and sets Zoom as the default chat, meeting, and phone app in Outlook. Disabled
SetAccEventsOptions Sets what alerts will be read by a screen reader. The following options are available (enter the numeric value in the string):

  • IM chat received = 1
  • Participant joined/left meeting = 2
  • Participant joined/left waiting room = 4
  • Audio muted/unmuted by host = 8
  • Video stoped by host = 16
  • Screen sharing started stoped by participant = 32
  • Recording permission granted revoked = 64
  • Pub meeting chat received = 128
  • Meeting chat received = 256
  • In-meeting file uploaded = 512
  • Closed captioning available = 1024
  • Closed captioning available typing privilege granted revoked = 2048
  • Host privilege granted/revoked = 4096
  • Cohost privilege granted/revoked = 8192
  • Remote control permission granted/revoked = 16384
  • Livestream started/stopped = 32768
  • Participant raised/lowered hand = 65536
  • Q&A question received = 131072
  • Q&A answer received = 262144
  • Role changed to panelist = 524288
  • Role changed to attendee = 1048576
 No Value (all alerts will be read)
DisableDirectConnectionPK Will disable the direct connection PK request by the Zoom client Disabled
DisableDirectConnection2Web Will disable all direct connections to Zoom web service. Disabled
EnableAutoUploadMemlogs Zoom client will send critical-failure-logs to Zoom backend to improve the service. Disabled
Disable3rdModuleVerify Disables the check of the signature of the third-party library. Disabled
SetDevicePolicyToken Set device policy’s token from web settings No Value
IgnoreBandwidthLimits
 Ignore bandwidth limited set on web settings. Useful for exceptions. Disabled
SetNoRevocationCheckUrls Allow specific URLs to be trusted and bypass the untrusted certificate prompt if the certificate is revoked. Multiple domains should be separated by “;”, for example “hooli.com;hooli.org” No Value
DisableZoomApps Hide Zoom Apps quick launch button in the Zoom interface. Disabled

*Note:

Zoom does not recommend enabling one FirewallPortStart without enabling the other FirewallPortEnd.

Meetings

The following Registry options can be found under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Zoom\Zoom Meetings\Meetings.

Registry Item Policy Default Value
AlwaysShowConnectedTime The client will show meeting connected time Disabled
AlwaysShowMeetingControls The client will always show meeting controls Disabled
AutoAdjustAudioSettings The client will adjust audio settings automatically Enabled
AutoEnableDualMonitor Enable dual monitor if the system supports Disabled
AutoHideNoVideoUsers The client will hide users with video turned off in gallery View Disabled
AutoJoinVoIP Auto-connect audio with VoIP when joining a meeting Disabled
ControlAllAppsWhenRemoteControl All applications can be controlled during remote control session Disabled
DisableAeroModeDuringShareScreen Disable Aero mode when screen sharing on Windows 7 system Enabled
DisableAnnotation The client will disable and hide the ability to annotate over shared screen Disabled
DisableCloudRecording The client will disable and hide the cloud recording feature Disabled
DisableLocalRecording The client will disable and hide the local recording feature Disabled
DisableMeetingChat The client will disable and hide the in-meeting chat feature Disabled
DisableMeetingFileTransfer Client will disable and hide the in-meeting computer file-transfer feature. Disabled
DisableMeeting3rdPartyFileStorage Client will disable and hide the in-meeting 3rd party file transfer options. Disabled
DisableReceiveVideo The client will disable and hide the ability to receive video Disabled
DisableShareScreen The client will disable and hide the Share Screen feature Disabled
DisableVideoCamera The client will disable and hide the ability to send video Disabled
EnableHDVideo The client will capture and send camera video in HD 720p format Disabled
EnterFullScreenWhenJoinMeeting The client will automatically enter full-screen mode when joining a meeting Disabled
EnterFullScreenWhenViewingSharedScreen The client will enter full-screen mode when viewing the shared screen Enabled
FitContentWhenViewingSharedScreen The client will resize content to fit the window when viewing the shared screen Enabled
MuteVoIPWhenJoinMeeting The client will mute VoIP when joining a meeting Disabled
PromptConfirmWhenLeaveMeeting The client will prompt confirmation when leaving a meeting Enabled
RecordingFilePath Set path for local meeting recording files

Example C:\Users\User\MyZoomRecordings

 User\Document
TurnOffVideoCameraOnJoin Turn off video camera when joining the meeting Disabled
EnableMirrorEffect The client will enable mirror effect of your video camera Enabled
EnableHIDControl The client will enable HID audio device control Enabled
DisableComputerAudio The client will disable computer audio Disabled
EnableSplitScreen The client will enable side-by-side mode Disabled
ShowConfirmDialogWhenWebJoin Client will notify an user when auto-joining a meeting from website  Disabled
DisableRemoteControl During screen sharing, the person who is sharing is not able to allow others to control the shared content. Disabled
DisableRemoteSupport Disallow meeting host to provide 1:1 remote support to another participant. This option depends on breakout room settings. Enabled
DisableClosedCaptioning Disable the use of closed captioning Disabled
DisableManualClosedCaptioning Disable the use of manual, user-entered captioning Disabled
DisableQnA Disable the use of Q&A in webinars Disabled
DisableSlideControl Disable the use of slide control Disabled
AlwaysShowVideoPreviewDialog Always show video preview dialog when joining a video meeting Disabled
DisableVirtualBkgnd Disable virtual background for windows and mac Disabled
EnableFaceBeauty Enable touch up my appearance Enabled
DisableWhiteBoard Disable whiteboard feature Disabled
EnableShareAudio Enable share audio feature Disabled
EnableShareVideo Enable share video feature Disabled
DisableDirectShare Disable to share with Zoom Rooms Disabled
DisableDesktopShare Disable share desktop feature Disabled
DisableAudioOverProxy Disable audio media stream over a proxy server Disabled
DisableVideoOverProxy Disable video media stream over proxy server Disabled
DisableSharingOverProxy Disable screen sharing media stream over a proxy server Disabled
SetUseSystemDefaultMicForVOIP When enabled, Zoom will use the default microphone set in Windows Disabled
SetUseSystemDefaultSpeakerForVOIP When enabled, Zoom will use the default speaker set in Windows Disabled
SetUseSystemCommunicationMicForVOIP Set to use the system default communication microphone for VoIP Disabled
SetUseSystemCommunicationSpeakerForVOIP Set to use the system default communication speaker for VoIP Disabled
BandwidthLimitUp Restricts maximum uplink traffic bandwidth from the Zoom client

Note: If bandwidth is restricted through web settings, the web restrictions override restrictions set in the client.

 No value
(all values in Kbps)
BandwidthLimitDown Restricts maximum downlink traffic bandwidth from the Zoom client
Note: If bandwidth is restricted through web settings, the web restrictions override restrictions set in the client.		 No value
(all values in Kbps)
EnableIndependentDataPort If enabled, the client will use the following ports for media transmission:

AUDIO: 8803
AS: 8802
VIDEO: 8801

 Disabled
LegacyCaptureMode Disables GPU acceleration Disabled
EnableStartMeetingWithRoomSystem Displays the Call Room System button on the home screen of the Zoom client Disabled
EnableStartMeetingWithRoomSystem Client will optimize screen sharing for video clip when sharing directly to a Zoom Room. Enabled
PresentToRoomOptimizeVideo Set sharing option when sharing directly to a Zoom Room.

0 – Show all sharing options

1 – Automatically share desktop

 1
PresentToRoomOption Set sharing option when sharing directly to a Zoom Room within a meeting.

0 – Show all sharing options

1 – Automatically share desktop

 0
ShowZoomWinWhenSharing Displays the Zoom meeting window, even when screen sharing Disabled
MuteWhenLockScreen When the computer is locked, if the Zoom client is in a meeting, it will automatically mute the microphone and turn off camera Disabled
EnableOriginalSound Automatically enables the Original Audio setting for the microphone Disabled
AppendCallerNameForRoomSystem If enabled the Zoom app will display the caller name for Room system Disabled
EnableElevateForAdvDSCP If enabled, the Zoom app will start an elevated video process to support advanced DSCP marks Disabled
EnableSpotlightSelf Enables spotlight of your video when speaking Disabled
Enable49video Allows Gallery View to display up to 49 participants per screen Disabled
EnableRemindMeetingTime Enables a reminder for upcoming meetings Disabled
VideoRenderMethod Sets the specified video rendering method using the following string variables:

0 – Auto
1 – Direct3D11 Flip Mode
2 – Direct3D11
3 – Direct3D9
4 – GDI

 0
PresentToRoomOptimizeVideo The client will optimize screen sharing for video clip when user shares directly to a Zoom Room. Enabled
PresentToRoomOption Set specified sharing option when a user shares directly to a Zoom Room:

0 – Show all sharing options
1 – Automatically share desktop

 1
PresentInMeetingOption Set specified sharing option when user shares screen in a meeting:

 

0 – Show all sharing options
1 – Automatically share desktop

 1
DisableVideoFilters Set to disable virtual filters Disabled
ScreenCaptureMode Set the specified screen capture mode:

0 – Auto
1 – Legacy operating systems
2 – Share with window filtering
3 – Advanced share with window filtering
4 – Advanced share without window filtering

 0
HidePhoneInComingCallWhileInMeeting Enable to prevent incoming call notifications while in a meeting. Disabled
EnableShareClipboardWhenRemoteControl Enable to allow clipboard access during remote control sessions. Disabled
EnableDoNotDisturbInSharing Set to silence system notifications when sharing desktop Enabled
SetSuppressBackgroundNoiseLevel Set noise suppression level

Auto – 0
Low -1
Medium – 2
High – 3

 0 (Auto)
SetAudioSignalProcessType Set audio signal processing for Windows audio devices

Auto – 0
Off – 1
On – 2

 0 (Auto)

Chat

The following Registry options can be found under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Zoom\Zoom Meetings\chat.

Registry Item Policy Default Value
DisableLinkPreviewInChat The client will disable and hide link preview feature in chat Disabled
SetMessengerDoNotDropThread Moves messages with new replies to the bottom of the chat window Disabled
ShowVoiceMessageButton Displays the Voice to Text option in chat controls Enabled
AlwaysShowIMNotificationBanner Show notification banner on screen until dismissed Disabled
PlaySoundForIMMessage Control the audio notifications when an IM message is received Enabled
ShowIMMessagePreview Control if the message previews in system notifications when an IM message is received Enabled
MuteIMNotificationWhenInMeeting Control if IM message system notifications are muted when in a meeting Enabled

Zoom Rooms

The following Registry options can be found under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Zoom\Zoom Rooms\General.

Registry Item Policy Default Value
EnableSSLVerification The client will verify the server certificate Enabled

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