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title: "How to Lock a Zoom Meeting"
description: "Easily lock a Zoom meeting with this simple guide. Prevent unwanted participants and keep your meeting secure. Learn how now!"
url: "https://www.clueso.io/tutorials/how-to-lock-a-zoom-meeting"
updated: "2026-08-31T13:45:25.168Z"
---

# How to Lock a Zoom Meeting

Easily lock a Zoom meeting with this simple guide. Prevent unwanted participants and keep your meeting secure. Learn how now!

In this article, you'll learn how to lock a meeting on Zoom. This feature is useful when you want to prevent new participants from joining your ongoing meeting.

1. Start by clicking on **Participants** in the bottom toolbar.

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2. Next, select the three dots from the right-hand menu.

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3. Finally, select **Lock Meeting** from the pop-up menu.

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And that's it! You've successfully locked your Zoom meeting.

**FAQs**

1. **What does locking a meeting on Zoom do?**

Locking a Zoom meeting prevents new participants from joining, even if they have the meeting ID and password.

2. **Can I unlock a meeting after locking it?**

Yes, you can unlock a meeting after it's been locked. Just follow the same steps and select **Unlock Meeting**.

3. **Will locking a meeting kick out current participants?**

No, locking a meeting only prevents new participants from joining. Current participants will not be affected.