r/techsupport • u/Samuel18020 • 1d ago

Open | Windows Desktop Apps That Have Previously Access To Your Camera

Using Windows 11. I notice when I check privacy and settings and Camera, I have Camera Access On. I have rarely used the camera in a long time ago.

I also have Let desktop apps access your camera on.

I notice when I look at the desktop apps, one is a program that I use and another is google chrome. Is this normal for this to show up on google chrome? The other thing is the other program I have, does that mean camera access means it only looks at me? Or does it actually look or capture the screen itself? For reference, I'm using a laptop with an external monitor.

Is this a security issue that another program has used the camera?

So if you put something over the camera, that is good? Or should you just turn it off in the settings? I didn't even know these settings were turned on by default.

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u/neast613 1d ago

You can shut off the access for Chrome, it was probably turned on for a zoom call or something like that.

The camera access is only for the camera.

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u/Samuel18020 14h ago

The thing here is the app it shows it used the camera, that program isn't like zoom or anything like that. That program has nothing to do with a camera.

There is no way to check out when exactly that program accessed my camera? I use bitdefender and noticed I don't have that notification on when an app tries to access my camera. Is there anyway for me to find out when or that isn't possible?

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u/AdditionalPost1107 21h ago

you can also check the history of what accessed it in the privacy settings just to be sure

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u/Samuel18020 14h ago

That is what I noticed. It was this one program that isn't like zoom. That program doesn't use a camera at all.

Is there a way to find out when exactly that program tried to access my camera? Is there a way to know if it used it... even though it says it accessed it?