How to turn off webcam on screen notification - V3

Sundaytwist

I tried to google this but couldn't find the answer. 

 

How do you turn off the on screen message when my webcam is turned on and off as I find it annoying. I have Windows 8.1

-Justin

Sundaytwist,

 

Could you provide your specific model so I can research this for you?

Sundaytwist

The model number is V3-572PG -570Q

-Justin

Sundaytwist,

 

Thanks, can you also provide me with a screenshot of it giving you an onscreen message that it is running. I'm trying to duplicate the same thing here on our unit and want to make sure I'm doing the same process as you. Typically, the onscreen display of something is associated with the FN key combinations; for example, turning the touchpad on/off, wireles on/off, volume up/down.

Sundaytwist

If you are in Skype and switch to chrome, the notification comes on and I am sick of it.  That is in the start screen but it will happen regularly if you switch between Skype and go to another program. 

 

-Justin

Sundaytwist,

 

I understand now, okay. I think you might have to adjust some settings in Skype itself to disable that. I did not experience the camera on notification while using Skype on a video call with someone and tabbing to Google Chrome, Photos, Control Panel, and the tile screen in Windows 8 itself.

JuKu

Found it! (only took about half a day...) This is Windows and it uses the message when it thinks there is no LED indicator on the machine. Run regedit, search for NoPhysicalCameraLED entry.

1 = Message, no LED light

0 = No message (yay!), LED on.

 

The LED is much less annoying, and I can mask it with a piece of tape if I want to.

 

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-hardware/enable-osd-notification-for-webcam/caf1fff4-78d3-4b93-905b-ef657097a44e