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How to Stop Grain From Joining Meetings

Status
Workaround available
platforms:
Web, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex
updated:
November 15, 2026
reports:
2
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RUNBOOK · grain/stop-grain-joining-meetings5 FIXES

// quick answer

Turn off auto-capture with Grain Bot in My Meetings settings (or limit it to meetings you organize). If a Grain recorder keeps joining a Zoom account that never set it up, uninstall the Grain app from the Zoom App Marketplace.

Most likely fix: Turn off bot auto-capture

How to fix it

// try these in order, the most common fix is first

  1. FIX 1Turn off bot auto-capture

    1. 01Open My Meetings settings
    2. 02Switch off auto-capture with Grain Bot for internal, external or unscheduled meetings
    Did this fix it?
  2. FIX 2Only record meetings you organize

    1. 01Turn on 'Only auto-capture if the member is the event organizer'
    Did this fix it?
  3. FIX 3Ask an admin about team auto-record

    1. 01Team settings override members when 'Allow member overrides' is off; ask an admin to change them
    Did this fix it?
  4. FIX 4Stop recording in a live meeting

    1. 01In the Grain desktop Notepad, stop the recording; the meeting continues
    Did this fix it?
  5. FIX 5Uninstall Grain from Zoom

    1. 01Go to marketplace.zoom.us > Manage > Installed Apps
    2. 02Click Uninstall next to Grain
    3. 03If it isn't listed, ask your Zoom account admin to check account-level apps
    Did this fix it?

Symptoms

The Grain notetaker joins every meeting, joins internal calls you didn't want recorded, or appears in Zoom meetings for people who don't use Grain.

Why it happens

  • C-01Auto-capture is on for all meeting types
  • C-02A team setting auto-records for everyone
  • C-03The Grain app is still installed in a Zoom account
  • C-04Another participant is recording with Grain

// this guide also covers

  • stop grain from joining meetings
  • remove grain from zoom
  • grain recorder won't uninstall
  • turn off grain auto record

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