# Wait for host to enter

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/wait-for-host-to-enter/279>\
**Category:** Windows\
**Created:** [June 26, 2017, 2:16am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/wait-for-host-to-enter/279 "2017-06-26T02:16:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Bert\_Leatherman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@Bert\_Leatherman](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Bert_Leatherman)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 2:16am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/wait-for-host-to-enter/279/1 "2017-06-26T02:16:40Z")

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How do I modify the code in the Windows&nbsp;sample app so that participants cannot enter the meeting room before the host? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Wei\_Guo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ec9cab/32.png) [@Wei\_Guo1](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Wei_Guo1)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/wait-for-host-to-enter/279/2 "2017-06-26T16:29:36Z")

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Hi Bert,

for Windows platform, the process is identical to the response under MacOS.&nbsp;

which is leave “Enable join before host” unchecked.&nbsp;

![](https://support.zoom.us/hc/user_images/p8pnPxzLB26AF-tpIrPxww.png)

Best

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**Author:** ![Bert\_Leatherman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@Bert\_Leatherman](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Bert_Leatherman)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/wait-for-host-to-enter/279/3 "2017-06-26T18:00:31Z")

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Super. Thanks a lot, Wei.

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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/wait-for-host-to-enter/279/4 "2021-08-26T18:44:41Z")

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Marking as solved.

-Tommy

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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/wait-for-host-to-enter/279/5 "2021-08-26T18:44:44Z")

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Closed on August 26, 2021, 6:44pm UTC