Applies to: Sophos Home for Windows 

Webcam protection (available on Windows only)  is a Sophos Home feature that alerts you of unwanted use of your webcam. This feature is enabled by default. 

This article shows how to disable/enable the webcam protection for instances when you do not want to receive alerts when your webcam is accessed by a trusted application.

Instructions

1. Sign in to your Sophos Home Dashboard
2. Click the Windows computer where you need to disable the protection.
   
3. Go to the Privacy tab.
4. Switch on/off the toggle under Webcam Protection as desired.

Related information

• Disabling Real-Time Protection
• Disabling Malicious Traffic Detection