4 Fixes When Zoom Screen Sharing Is Not Working on Windows

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Basic Fixes:

Fix 1: Enable Screen Sharing on Zoom

Screen sharing is enabled by default forZoom meetings. However, if it has been turned off, you will no longer be able to share your screen and must re-enable it.

Step 1:Log into your Zoom account.

Step 2:ClickSettingson the left pane and theMeetingstab on the right.

Step 3:SelectIn Meering (Basic), then under theScreen sharingsection, ensure you selectAll ParticipantsforWho Can Share.

Fix 2: Enable Screen Sharing Permission for Participants

It is impossible to share the screen without thehost’s consent. So, if people can not share their screens, ensure that you have given them permission. If you are a participant in a Zoom call, you need to ask the host to enable screen sharing for you. The host will take a few steps toenable the participants’ screen sharing.

Fix 3: Enable Hardware Acceleration for Screen Sharing

This option is enabled by default, but it’s still advisable to double-check it from the Zoom settings menu. Here’s what you need to do.

Step 1:Open the Zoom app on Windows.

Step 2:Click on the profile icon at the top and go toSettings.

Step 3:SelectShare Screenand clickAdvanced.

Step 4:EnableScreen sharingunder theUse hardware acceleration formenu.

Fix 4: Lower Display Resolution

This one mostly applies to those using Zoom on a high-resolution display with 4K or 5K resolution. The higher the resolution, the more effort Zoom requires to share the screen with other participants. Thankfully, Windows allows you to scale down the resolution from the Settings menu.

Step 1:Open theSettingsmenu on Windows (useWindows+Ikeys).

Step 2:Go toSystem>Displaymenu.

Step 3:FindDisplay resolutionunder theScale & layoutmenu.

Step 4:Use the drop-down menu and lower down the screen resolution.

Open the Zoom app and see if it has fixed the issue of screen sharing not working. You may also useZoomISOas an alternative.

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Last updated on 13 August, 2024

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