# I can't turn off my passcode

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-cant-turn-off-my-passcode/58779>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Tags:** faq\
**Created:** [October 13, 2021, 7:00am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-cant-turn-off-my-passcode/58779 "2021-10-13T07:00:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![yana\_0303](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/d07c76/32.png) [@yana\_0303](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/yana_0303)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 7:00am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-cant-turn-off-my-passcode/58779/1 "2021-10-13T07:00:04Z")

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I’ve been using the pro version of Zoom with an active waiting room for almost 2 years and a passcode has never been required. I started a regular instant meeting yesterday but the participants couldn’t join the meeting because they had to enter a passcode. Note that I hand’t made any changes in my account settings before the meeting. Now I’m trying to turn off the passcode requirement from my Account Settings (it had automatically been enabled), but every option to do so is greyed out. I know I have to use either a waiting room or a passcode - that’s why the waiting room is turned on. The problem is I can’t turn off the passcode. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![elisa.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/elisa.zoom/32/47836_2.png) [@elisa.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/elisa.zoom)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-cant-turn-off-my-passcode/58779/2 "2021-10-14T16:29:18Z")

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Hi @yana_0303

Thank you for reaching out to the Zoom Developer Forum, I am happy to help here!  
I have a couple of questions for you, are you the owner of the account or are you an user on someone else’s account?

Have you tried disabling the Meeting Passcode option in Account Settings (under the Account Management tab)?

Thanks  
Elisa

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/614bdd549b610bbaa46ff934617683a02bdaa03c.png) [@system](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 2:30am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/i-cant-turn-off-my-passcode/58779/3 "2021-11-14T02:30:09Z")

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