Giving you more control over camera, microphone, and location

What changed

Instead of relying on a single setting for all desktop apps, you can now review and manage access individually, giving you more control over your privacy without disrupting the apps you use every day. From all-or-nothing to app-by-app control Traditionally, camera, microphone, and location access for desktop apps have been governed by one global toggle.

Why it matters

Per-app privacy controls can change whether Win32 applications can use camera, microphone and location, affecting meeting, communications and location-aware business workflows.

Known limitations

• Availability, prerequisites and rollout scope remain authoritative in the linked Microsoft documentation.

Now check

• Confirm the feature is limited to the Windows Insider Experimental channel and keep it out of production policy baselines
• Pilot camera, microphone and location access with representative desktop applications
• Validate privacy-setting persistence, app compatibility and support guidance before any broader rollout