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Jul 25, 2022 11:08 AM UTC
Question

Screen share automatically pauses

How do I fix this error, whenever I start sharing my screen it automatically pauses. 

 

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    mrjankeck
    Explorer
    Explorer
    Jul 29, 2022 11:39 AM UTC

    Sometimes when you share a window and then move focus to another window or screen it pauses. When you click on the original window again, it should restart

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    crchan123
    Employee
    Employee
    Jul 31, 2022 7:47 AM UTC

    Hi @mitt726512, welcome to the Zoom community! Has the reply posted by @mrjankeck helped you with your issue? 

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    Newcomer
    Nov 5, 2022 1:06 AM UTC

    I am having this same problem with screen sharing pausing however it is only when I MAXIMIZE the video in the screen share window.  This has never happened before and only began happening when I updated my zoom application.  My computer software is up to date so it is not that.  Can you please help me?

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    Newcomer
    Nov 10, 2022 8:19 PM UTC

    I’m having the same problem. When I try and maximise the YouTube video I am sharing, Zoom automatically now pauses screen share. Started last week but was fine before that. 

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    Newcomer
    Nov 5, 2022 1:11 AM UTC

    I am having this same problem with screen sharing pausing however it is only when I MAXIMIZE the video in the screen share window.  This has never happened before and only began happening when I updated my zoom application.  My computer software is up to date so it is not that.  Can you please help me?

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    Newcomer
    Nov 10, 2022 8:21 PM UTC

    It’s happened to me too. I share screen, then when I click maximise (YouTube) video, Zoom pauses screen share. Participants can hear audio but can no longer see video. 

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    Newcomer
    Nov 18, 2022 3:37 AM UTC

    happen to me too!

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    Newcomer
    Jan 19, 2023 1:13 AM UTC

    I started to have the same problem after updating Zoom.  I am on a MAC, fully up to date. Those solutions did not work for me.  I have to either give Zoom control of my computer, which I am not comfortable with, or start the share, pause the share, make the video full screen, then resume share.  Without this awkward process, the resume share does not work.

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    Newcomer
    Jan 30, 2023 5:38 AM UTC

    Hi, so for MAC, I encountered same problem, only to realize that after updating the OS, I had to give the ACCESSIBILITY permission to zoom. Simply go to settings>accessibility>zoom (you have to unlock with your password of course) - and that solved the problem for me.  

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    Newcomer
    May 22, 2023 11:21 PM UTC

    That didn't work. I cannot do that on my iMac.

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    Newcomer
    Jul 11, 2024 1:32 PM UTC

    Whenever I share my screen via cable, I cannot open anything in my Mac because it paused. Help me!

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