How to Disable Webcam in Windows 7, 8 And 10

Security is one of the things that should be wielded at everywhere, in every time by everybody. Predominantly, when you have online possessions, you should always be careful about different things. Although, different online account providers provide different security benefactor to the users but still we have seen many people being melancholic for losing accounts.

Laptop Webcam is such a thing that should be secured by every owner. You can do numerous things to make your webcam protected from different vulnerabilities. You may have several problems and reasons behind the step to deactivate laptop webcam. If you think that your webcam is as otiose as your laptop’s touchpad, you can simply disable it. On the other hand, if your kid often uses your laptop’s integrated webcam to capture random photos and record videos, here is the best solution to you.

Steps how to disable webcam in windows 7, 8 And 10

This is very easy and not yet much time-consuming to complete the following steps.

1. Press the Windows + R keys together to open the Run box. Type devmgmt.msc and press Enter.

2. Once the Device Manager window opens, expand Imaging devices (or Integrated Camera) to display your camera. Just right click on it and select Disable. You may be asked for confirmation.

3. You will get a popup Select Yes.

4. Your camera will now be turned off. If you ever need to use the webcam, repeat the above process, but select Enable when right-clicking on your camera.

If you think that you need your laptop webcam for any reason after disabling it, you can follow this step. This is also very straightforward. You do not have to use any third-party tool either. Just navigate to the same place in Device Manager, right-click on Integrated Webcam, select Enable.