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How to stop Zoom from automatically going full Screen when someone shares their screen

The Issue

Zoom window goes full screen everytime someone shares their screen during a meeting.

I have a very intentional placement of windows on the screen. So I can see my notes etc., so every time Zoom goes full screen, its bit of a disruption for my workflow.

After a few times, I looked for a way to stop this from happening and found it. See below for how I stopped the full screen take over with Zoom meetings.

A Solution

I have found a fix for that. This should work on Zoom For Desktop on Linux, Windows and possible Mac too.

  1. Go to Settings (User Icon if Logged in > Settings)

  2. Click “Share Screen” option on the left

Linux

  1. Un-check option of “Enter full screen when a participant shares screen”

Windows

  1. Find the section “Window size when screen sharing”:

  2. Select the Radio Button option of “Maintain current Size”

Mac ?

  1. Something like above, send me what you find and I will update, do not have access to a current macOS system with Zoom.