Why does the new version of edge want to turn my web camera "ON"

Thanks Barzey. and pscarbor for responding! 

You both shared your version earlier in the thread but can you confirm the current Microsoft Edge version you're running on? Also, can you confirm any extensions you're running? 

I'll sync with our product team and dig in to why you're still seeing the access notification after I have that information. 

-Alex

Yes indeed I can confirm without a shadow of doubt that the Webcam request from 'Edge' is STILL attempting to access my webcam this morning. Thank goodness for Norton.

Without any doubt I think that anyone without the 'Safecam Feature' included in 'Norton' would still be wise to cover over their webcam lens's and mute their Microphones whenever they access things like their online banking or online purchasing. Another tip I would suggest is not to actually say the passwords when entering their details & Codes.

Yes I have just checked and its the same here, I don't use 'Bing' and Norton still has to Block Edge. But I shall have to take a look again tomorrow as my eyes wont stay open any longer Zzzzzzz

Thank you for your response Alex. Yes, I am still getting the Norton notification. There is no place in Edge settings to turn the camera off or on and I've never gotten any buttons. In Windows permissions there is no option to turn anything on or off in Edge: In fact, Edge isn't even listed.

I do not use Bing so that's not the issue.

I understand you are telling me that while Edge was accessing the camera it was never actually turned on. I believe you; I never got the camera indicator lights - but still, why was Edge accessing it in the first place? And why can I not turn this access off in neither Edge nor Windows?

The Windows mysteries just keep rolling on!

Hi all, 

I understand that the notification that Microsoft Edge was accessing your camera was alarming, so I'll do my best to explain why this was triggered. 

There were two cases where Microsoft Edge would check for a connected capture device that may have caused this. The first was through Bing, where a check was occurring to determine if mic/camera buttons should be displayed. We've removed this check and now always display the mic/camera buttons. The second is in edge://settings, which we are in the process of changing to only occur on the capture devices settings page. 

Note that while your antivirus software may have notified you that Edge was accessing your camera/microphone, your camera and microphone were never activated during this check to see if they were connected. This is why your settings for camera/microphone permissions (both within Edge and in general settings) did not come in to play. Microsoft Edge cannot access your camera/microphone without explicit permission. 

You shouldn't be seeing that alert on opening the browser anymore (only on opening settings for now) but if you're seeing it anywhere else you don't expect or have any questions, let me know!

-Alex