Portable WebCam On-Off 1.4

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Webcams allow us to stay in touch with family and friends, or perhaps record and stream video from your computer to the internet or to a file. When not in use , you may wish to disable your webcam to ensure it is not making unwanted recordings. Malware can take over webcams, so there is potential for spying. Hackers can utilize trojan-horse attacks, enabling them to take control of your webcam, allowing them to record you or take pictures of you without your knowledge.

If you’re a parent, you may also wish to disable your webcam for safety reasons. Instant messengers and websites that utilize video aren’t always safe for children, thus disabling your webcam may be the best course of action. If the camera is external, you could always unplug it and hide it, but this can become tiresome if you are frequently in need of it. And what if, as on most laptops, you have a built in camera?

The Washington Post highlighted an unnerving study published at Johns Hopkins University which found that a laptop webcam can function in relative secrecy – a slightly more subtle Eye of Sauron, if you will. Webcam spying, particularly the variant that involves disabling LED indicator lights, takes quite a bit of effort, but the practice isn’t limited to the realm of academics. The FBI has publicly acknowledged its ability to employ such techniques when investigating criminal activity.

As you can see, disabling your webcam completely is the safest way to protect your privacy. Because of this, we have created “Webcam On-Off” which is both portable and freeware. With it you can easily disable or enable your webcam. Don’t let your home become someone else’s reality TV!

Straightforward and intuitive usage

The application could not be any simpler to work with, as it features two buttons for you to disable or enable the web camera, whenever you want.

The accessible appearance of Webcam On-Off thus makes it quite easy to understand and handle, even for parents whose computer experience level is well below their children’s.

Deactivate or activate your computer webcam with just a click

The program can disable the camera on the computer, proving particularly useful for machines with integrated devices, as you cannot just unplug it from the USB cable and be done with it. And even then, it can get rather tedious having to connect and disconnect it repeatedly.

Webcam On-Off will simply disable the driver, so whenever you or anyone else tries to use it, an error message will be displayed informing you that no such device can be found. To revert the operation, you can click the ‘Enable’ button and that is it.

Aside from helping you prevent your children from over-exposing themselves on the Internet, the utility also helps you prevent malware, that unknowingly activate your camera, from recording everything that goes on in front of the computer and possibly use it against you.

Moreover, for experienced individuals, Webcam On-Off also functions in command line interface, all of its functions and features being listed via the ‘WebCam.exe /?’ argument.

A handy web camera disabler for you to try

To conclude, Webcam On-Off can be of use to anyone wishing to limit the time their kids spend in front of the webcam, chatting with friends or maybe strangers.

It also serves an equally important purpose, that of rendering futile any attempt at recording you remotely through your webcam, by means of malware programs.

What is new on version 1.4
1.[Fixed] – WebCam On-Off Doesn’t Work on Windows 10 20H2 Properly
2.[Fixed] – GUI is too small (New GUI)
3.[Fixed] – It Doesn’t show the Name of the Webcam in List
4.[Added] – Language support
5.[Added] – Block Web Feature – Win10 support only
6.[Added] – Block Microphone Feature – Win10 support only
7.[Added] – Open Webcam and Microphone Privacy settings – Win10 support only
8.[Added] – Change Webcam Preview dimansion via drag – Win10 support only

 

 

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