How to disable built-in camera in laptop

Many people want to disable camera  in their laptop (may be because of security/privacy concerns). Here is the quick way to achieve this.

Go to Control Panel –> System –>  Hardware Tab –> Device Manager.

Under Imaging devices you will find your camera listed (see the image below). Right click on the camera device and click disable option from the context menu.

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How to re enable the webcam?

If you wish to re-enable it, follow the same steps and click enable from shortcut menu and it will start working again.

3 Comments:

Anonymous said...

thanks

Anonymous said...

can you still enable it after disabling it?

Anonymous said...

Ever since I disabled my webcam, I get a message on bootup telling me that my camera is not connected and to 'click here' to enable it. How do I get this to cease?

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