Webcam in Skype disable
- Click in the Skype window at the top click the tab "actions" and then click "options...".
- In the options window on the left, click "call settings".
- Select "video settings", the settings for the Webcam call.
- Under the point "Show that I have a Webcam" before the entry "nobody", a hook. Finally, you also have in front of the entry to "anyone" under "Video and video transmissions to automatically receive..." a hook.
- Confirm with a click on "Save".
- Caution: your Webcam is not disabled completely, but is not used by Skype only. How to use your Webcam to permanently disable it, go here.

Webcam in Skype turn off
Practice tip applies to Windows 7 and Skype Version 5.10.0.116.
