Disable Integrated Camera or Webcam in Windows  

Matthew Wai said:

I have just done a test on the Camera app. The new value will take effect immediately after I press the Windows key + M. Try it yourself, and see whether the same will happen at your end.

Perfect. I get the same results.

Matthew Wai said:

I have created the attached script to disable/enable the camera. I can create another script so that it can be run via a context-menu shortcut similar to this one: How to Add Create Elevated Shortcut to New Context Menu in Windows 10

Click here to download "Turn_on_or_off_the_camera.bat"

Thanks!
Yeah, this works when the camera is not in use. But when I try the WinKey+M, it closed the camera and somehow changed the privacy settings and disabled it.

I just think that the Yes-No part of the script is not necessary since the primary objective is to either open or close the camera.





Therefore, the answer is always "Yes". Otherwise, we can just close the window(?).

So, is it possible to just automatically select "Yes" after executing the script? Then a message will just pop-up saying "Camera Disabled" or "Camera Enabled.
The context menu shortcut will surely speed up the process.

Thanks again!

Matthew Wai said:

For testing only: click here to download "Turn_on_or_off_the_camera (for badrobot).bat", which has been created according to the following suggestion:

Hey Matthew,

That's awesome!

A notification pops up depending on when the camera is being disabled or enabled.


Disabling the camera:




Enabling the camera:



Everything good on the camera configuration side.

All that is needed now is a context-menu installer and uninstaller. :)

Thanks a lot!

Matthew Wai said:

@Brink, if you find the script acceptable, I can add it into the context menu as badrobot suggested.

Sure, that will be great. Thank you.

I'll add it as an option in the tutorial.

Matthew Wai said:

@Brink, if you find the script acceptable, I can add it into the context menu as badrobot suggested.

In the meantime, I added it as a toolbar in Taskbar... :)

Matthew Wai said:

@Brink, if you find the script acceptable, I can add it into the context menu as badrobot suggested.

To be on the safe side, it's probably better to require the user to press Win Key + M whether the camera is in use or not. I changed the script to show it (see below). Just a suggestion.

Thanks for your help Matthew. And thanks Brink for the tut!




Edit:
I am glad it didn't affect the face unlock on my laptop that uses the same camera. Below, the camera is still disabled after a reboot.