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I want to turn off the intergrated camera on a Lenovo T430S.
In the communication utility tool the video camera image is not displayed but the green light near the camera is green.
I can desactivate the camera using the configuration panel but I have to restart the PC each time.

It is possible to turn off the integrated camera without restart the PC ?

If someone have a solution, it will be nice.

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To disable the webcam so that it cannot be used, disable the device in device manager as follows:

Click Start , type Device Manager in the search field, and select Device Manager from the search results list.
Double-click Imaging devices.
Right-click the name of the webcam and select Disable.
Click Yes on the message that warns that the device will stop functioning.

To ensure that your webcam has been disabled, open the webcam software, such as YouCam, to see if video still plays. If an error occurs stating that an imaging device could not be found (or similar), you are done. If video still appears in your webcam software, the wrong imaging device was disabled. Repeat these steps to disable your webcam.

To re-enable the webcam, repeat these steps but select Enable instead of disable.

You don't need to reboot after this action.

But if all else fails, you could always cover up the webcam opening(s).