{"id":20640,"date":"2020-11-07T23:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-11-08T07:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/?p=20640"},"modified":"2020-11-07T07:13:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T15:13:04","slug":"zoom-unmutes-my-skype-or-softphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/zoom-unmutes-my-skype-or-softphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoom Unmutes My Skype or Softphone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever been on a conference in Zoom and unmuting turns on your Skype or IP phone? And have a headset?<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the simple fix for that. In Zoom, click on the <strong>gear<\/strong> (to get to settings), click on <strong>Audio<\/strong>. At the bottom of that window is a checkbox for:\u00a0 <strong>Sync buttons on headset<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make sure that box is unchecked. 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