Ashampoo WebCam Guard

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Turn your webcam and your microphone on and off much easier and protect your privacy when using the computer with this application

Like any other technological devices, webcams are prone to hacking. It is a well-known fact that you can be spied on through a computer’s webcam and, just because it hasn’t happened to you yet, it doesn’t mean that you are safe. Of course, you could tape your webcam, but a more elegant approach to this security issue is using an application that can notify you when the webcam is active and allow you to turn it off with a click. This is exactly what Ashampoo WebCam Guard does.
As its name suggests, Ashampoo WebCam Guard is designed to provide an extra layer of protection against webcam spying, providing you with quick controls for both the connected web camera and the microphone.

Turn on or off both the webcam and the microphone 


The application is easily installed and, in a few seconds, you will have it running on your computer. Its main window consists of two buttons, one for each device: the connected webcam and the microphone. The list of detected and connected devices can be accessed separately as well.
The devices are automatically detected, and two sliders are available, each for turning on and off a device. That is practically it, there are no other settings and options to deal with in the main GUI.
Moving on to the application’s menus, keep in mind that Ashampoo WebCam Guard can be configured to display a notification whenever the webcam is active or inactive in Windows 10. For your convenience, you can access the Device Manager, the webcam’s and the microphone’s privacy settings in Windows directly from the Settings menu of the application.

Prevent webcam and microphone spying 


An application such as Ashampoo WebCam Guard allows you to prevent unauthorized access to your hardware. Using a specific algorithm, this software utility can disable the webcam and recording devices one level below Windows’ own access protection.
Thanks to the compact user interface and the simple options, working with it shouldn’t be difficult. It is easy to handle and resource-efficient, which are additional advantages.