note! Win10 completely disable the camera is useless? Invalid for Windows Hello

In Win10's privacy settings, one of the special ones is to manage the camera. Here you can select the app that has access to the device and even disable the camera completely in Windows 10. However, there is an exception to this. If you enable Windows Hello, the camera will not be able to turn it off.

Microsoft explained this issue in the camera privacy question and answer, saying that even if you disable the camera in Win10, if you enable Windows Hello, the feature will continue to use the device. Unless you turn off Windows Hello, your camera will no longer be "forcibly requisitioned".

In recent years, user privacy has become a focus of social attention. The security of computer cameras is an important part. Many Trojans and viruses can steal camera control and secretly open the camera when users are unconscious. Snooping on user privacy. So many users want to avoid similar situations, and disabling the camera has become their first choice.

However, the fact that the Win10 camera can be requisitioned by Windows Hello at any time makes some users feel uneasy. They are worried that this setting will be used by some malware to gain control of the camera. Microsoft did not inform this arrangement in advance, and the user's right to know needs to be further strengthened.

Workaround:

1, if your camera meets the Windows Hello standard, you want to completely disable the camera, especially for mobile devices that cannot be removed, except in Settings & Rarr; Privacy & Rarr In addition to the camera off, you also need to close Windows Hello in the settings → account → login options.

2. Cameras that do not conform to the Windows Hello standard only need to be turned off in the privacy settings.