Webcams can be a window into your home as they’ve been known for being target for malware, which can easily take it over.
This creates a potential for your camera to spy on you!
If you have a built-in camera, here’s how to disable it and protect yourself.
Best way to disable a build in camera is to simply use a piece of duct tape or black electrical tape and glue it onto the camera lens. This way even if software gets access to it, it will see only black area.
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Go to Device Manager by pressing Win + R to display Run window, type
devmgmt.msc
and click OK.
Open Device Manger using command line or
press Win + X and choose Device Manager on it.
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Find your camera among listed devices. It should be under
Imaging devices.
Right click it and chooseDisable.
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Verify that the device is disabled. It should have small arrow pointing down on its icon.
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To enable camera again, right click it in the Device Manager and choose Enable.