How to disable auto-photography in laptop webcam?

Question

Windows

"Even if you do not have paranoia, this does not mean that you are not being followed"))
Ever since I purchased a lenovo laptop (win 8.1), I noticed that when the lid is opened, the webcam on light comes on. At first I "reassured myself" that it should be so, but after I noticed that if the Internet is not connected, the camera does not turn on, this confirmed my fears.
First, who is this spy, Microsoft or Lenovo?
And, is there any software way to disable this? (Not the whole camera, but only the initial photographing. Taping is not necessary to offer)

Answer 1

disable the camera driver

Answer 2

Most likely this is a credential provider with a camera with face recognition. Why it doesn’t work without the Internet is another question, but most likely it just works through the cloud to improve the quality (although there are absolutely no problems for working locally) of both recognition and protection.
First of all, look at the users on the system . We delete all unnecessary ones with the net utility or through the control panel. However providers so not to delete.
Then look at the components (they are usually all displayed through the removal and installation of programs). If this is a problem, we clean this registry key: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\Credential Providers.
Finally, and perhaps most incredible, you are being spied on. In fact, then spies are fucking amateurs - https://xakep.ru/2013/12/19/61789/ But in this case, the easiest and most effective way is to reinstall Windows without any backups. Of course, an oversight was made and you found out about the surveillance, but since you are being followed, they probably took care that there were difficulties with uninstalling this software. True, in the end, show them a poster with the inscription "I know everything" with the last inclusion.

Answer 3

I'm curious, what is the laptop model?
Did you buy from the hands or in the store?
I also have a lenovo laptop, but I'm under Linux, it seems there is no such garbage for sure.

Answer 4

Taping is not required

I don't have any light bulbs. Therefore, electrical tape is the most reliable option. I did it myself (and yes, I have it blue ...)

Answer 5

as an option to reinstall the OS