# Zoom Application: Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Dem still dey call am zoom workplace, zoom meetings Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Productivity Zoom Workplace for Windows. The main process na Zoom.exe. Video helpers like CptHost.exe na part of the same product. ## Wetin you need know Zoom na meeting app. Teams and Meet na other products wey get other process names. Zoom Workplace na the Windows client for Zoom meetings. The tray na optional. Windows Audio still belong to Audiosrv and audiodg.exe. - **Wetin e be?**: One meeting client **I need the tray?**: Only if you dey join often **Same as Teams?**: No Feex tok say If na once a month call you dey join, I no go leave Zoom for Startup. The client fit start from link when you need am. ## Wetin be Zoom? Zoom na the Zoom Workplace desktop app. Per-user installs under AppData\Roaming\Zoom dey common. E no be Microsoft Teams. ## If you never use am before If calendar invite talk say "Join Zoom meeting", you fit often join inside browser. The Windows app na for people wey dey join often or need gallery video and screen share. Download am from zoom.us/download. E no be Teams, e no be Meet, and e no be Windows component. ## Wetin dem dey use am for? **Meetings and webinars** The call window. Na why Zoom.exe and CptHost.exe dey show during meeting be dis. **Chat and rooms** Workplace chat beside the meeting. Optional if you only dey click link once inside month. **Local or cloud recording** Host recording dey write MP4 or send am go Zoom cloud. Dat one na Zoom feature, no be Windows screen recorder. ## Na who e dey for? - People wey their work or school standardise on Zoom links - Users wey already get Zoom account - Anybody wey dey compare am with Teams by the exe name, no be the logo ## Current status Dem dey actively develop am. Zoom don change the client name to Workplace. Dis article na about the Windows desktop meeting app. ## How old e be? Zoom launch meetings for 2013 and come turn the default work-from-home client for 2020. The current name na Zoom Workplace. The old "Zoom Cloud Meetings" Start tile na the same family. E no be Skype for Business and e no be the 2011 Lync client. ## Versions Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here. Workplace desktop ## System requirements Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need. ### Minimum | CPU | Zoom list current dual-core class machines for gallery video | | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | RAM | 4 GB class, more with virtual backgrounds | | Operating system | One current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, based on wetin Zoom talk | ## Resource profile - **CPU demand**: Gallery view and virtual backgrounds **RAM demand**: Moderate plus helpers **GPU demand**: Video and backgrounds **Network demand**: Di call ## Installed processes Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed. | Zoom.exe | Main client | | ----------- | ---------------------------------- | | CptHost.exe | Video capture helper on many calls | ## Startup components Zoom fit start with Windows from im own setting. Dat one dey keep the tray, no be Windows service wey dem name Zoom. ## File locations | Typical user install | C:\Users\\\\AppData\Roaming\Zoom\\ | | -------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ## File formats MP4 recordings, chat exports ## Common wahala dem ### Camera still dey on after call end Quit from the tray. Leftover preview dey keep helpers alive. ### People dey disable Windows Audio Zoom need the Windows audio stack. Check the Windows Audio service article. ## How to get unstuck ### Quit from the tray after call Leftover preview dey keep CptHost.exe and the camera awake. Na the client be dat, no be virus. ### Join from zoom.us/download if the app dey miss One "Zoom installer" from search ad na common junk path. The official page na zoom.us/download. ### Test the camera for Zoom settings, no be Device Manager first Video > Camera dey name the device wey Zoom dey see. Windows Audio still belong to audiodg.exe. ## Alternatives Teams, Meet inside browser, and Discord cover overlapping calls. Choose dem for the org, no be for process count. ## Official help and downloads Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel. | Download | [zoom.us/download ](https://zoom.us/download)Official Windows client | | ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Support | [support.zoom.com/ ](https://support.zoom.com/)Meeting, audio, and account help | | System requirements | [support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb\&sysparm_article=KB0060761 ](https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb\&sysparm_article=KB0060761)Wetin Zoom list for Windows | | Status | [status.zoom.us/ ](https://status.zoom.us/)When Zoom itself down | | Account | [zoom.us/signin ](https://zoom.us/signin)License and host settings | ## Related hardware Camera wey dey work and current GPU driver matter pass famous CPU name for gallery view. ## Technical details Technical details Per-version file hashes and volume-license paths no dey verified inside dis preview. ## Related Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link. [Zoom.exe: Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/zoom.exe/)[audiodg.exe: Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/audiodg.exe/)[Discord: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/discord/) ## Sources and verification Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/). - [Zoom: download ](https://zoom.us/download)· Official client - [Zoom: system requirements ](https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb\&sysparm_article=KB0060761)· Windows requirements - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark. ## Dis article make sense to you? Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note. Quick facts The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article. - **Developer**: Zoom Video Communications, Inc. **Category**: Meetings **Process**: [Zoom.exe](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/zoom.exe/) **First released**: 2013 **Official site**: [zoom.us](https://zoom.us/) **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/zoom/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)