Identify the participant who is disrupting the meeting
![Zoom Chat with disruptive text example Zoom Chat with disruptive text example](https://itsupport.ou.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=bd3e57c2-dba9-46d2-aeef-f5c750d3472a.png)
Scroll to the meeting management ribbon and click “Manage Participants”
![Zoom Manage Participants option Zoom Manage Participants option](https://itsupport.ou.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=409f3013-b030-491c-aa56-e41c76e5567e.png)
If the disruption needs to be terminated immediately, simply click “Mute all” located at the bottom of the participants pane.
![Zoom Mute All options Zoom Mute All options](https://itsupport.ou.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=9dfcb32c-dcb3-4b7e-bc26-7d2d4185bcff.png)
Find the disruptive participant in the participants lists, hover over their name, with the cursor, and hit the “More” option to remove the participant
![Zoom Mute options Zoom Mute options](https://itsupport.ou.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=972e6e6e-5c56-4b89-aa6a-2d1c5930320c.png)
Confirm this is the participant you want to remove and click “Okay”
![Zoom Confirm removal prompt Zoom Confirm removal prompt](https://itsupport.ou.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=c040ad38-3c20-4e67-a3b2-f829c5fb459f.png)
The User will not be able to rejoin the current meeting