How to Mute Everyone on GoTo Meeting

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May 12, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to silence all participants in a GoTo Meeting session.

Quick summary

The Mute Everyone feature in GoTo Meeting lets hosts instantly silence all participants to eliminate background noise and maintain meeting control. Hosts can access this option through the People menu in just a few clicks during a live session.

Steps

In the GoTo Meeting dashboard, locate your scheduled meeting and click the Start button.
Configure your meeting settings as needed, then click OK, I'm Ready to launch the session.
In the top menu bar, click People to open participant options.
Click the More option within the People panel to expand additional controls.
Select Mute Everybody from the list of available options.
Set the unmute permission for participants as desired, then click Mute All to confirm.
All participants in your GoTo Meeting session are now muted for the duration of the call.

📌 Why this matters

The ability to mute all participants in GoTo Meeting is essential for hosts managing large or noisy virtual meetings. By silencing everyone at once through the People menu, hosts can eliminate disruptive background noise and maintain a focused, professional environment. This feature gives meeting organizers granular control over unmute permissions, ensuring participants can only speak when appropriate. For teams running webinars, all-hands meetings, or client calls, the Mute Everyone function is a critical tool for keeping sessions productive and on-track.

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