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How to set up application permissions for photos and videos in Windows 10

You must be aware of the privacy settings of apps installed on your computer, as they can open up security holes that the user does not even suspect on a daily basis. For example, some Windows applications can freely access the PC's photo and video library.

However, it is possible to change the authorization of each program on the PC, and find out which files each of them have access to. These options are available in system settings, and you can turn off any permissions, so that none of the apps access personal images and videos. Check out how to configure the privacy of the applications in the walkthrough of this tutorial.

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Find out which apps are accessing your photo and video library

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Step 1. Access the Windows menu and select the "Settings" button;

Open Windows Settings on PC

Step 2. Then select the "Privacy" settings;

Access the privacy settings on your PC

Step 3. Scroll the side menu to the end and find the "Images" item. To get started, see if the library access permission key is set to "On" (blue: allows you to customize which programs can access) or keep "Off" (gray: to prevent all apps from accessing the photo library);

Find out if there is active permission for apps to access the image library

Step 4. Next, to find out which apps can view your image library, scroll to the screen and find the listing of programs with the key on. Disable the applications you want to remove access to;

Customize which apps can access the image library on your PC

Step 5. To protect the privacy of your personal videos on your PC, find the "Videos" item in the menu on the left side. Make sure the access permission is set to "Enabled" (in blue: custom permission) or leave it as "Disabled" to prevent all apps from accessing the video library;

Find out whether apps are allowed to access the video library on your PC

Step 6. If you prefer to keep activated for custom apps, you can find out which ones have the special access in the listing right after, in all that have the blue key activated. To remove permission for point apps, turn off the key.

Customize which apps can access your video library on your PC

Ready. Now the user can rest easy with the control of the software that can access the library of images and videos. The tests of this tutorial were done in Windows 10.

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