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Prevent Apps from using camera in Windows 10

August 27, 2015 By Ravi Shankar Leave a Comment

Apps installed on Windows 10 will by default have access to system camera. Windows 10 users have the option to turn off the camera for all apps or specific apps. Listed below are the steps to control the camera usage of apps in Windows 10

Step 1: Click Windows or Start button and select Settings from the menu list.

Step 2: In the Settings screen, click Privacy option.

Step 3: Navigate to Camera section under Privacy settings.

Now to prevent all apps from using the Camera, turn off the switch with label as “Let apps use my camera”. And to prevent specific app from using the camera, choose the apps under “Choose apps that can use your camera” section and turn off the switch.

Prevent installing or uninstalling apps on iPad or iPhone

June 25, 2015 By Ravi Shankar 1 Comment

In this tutorial we will be see the steps required to prevent any users from installing or uninstalling any apps on iPad or iPhone. This is a useful tip if you are sharing your iPad with other people especially kids and do not want them accidentally uninstall and install any Apps.

To prevent users from removing or installing apps, press the menu button on your iPad and tap the Settings icon.

In the General Settings, tap the Restriction option and enable restrictions by setting a passcode. In the Restrictions screen, navigate to Installing Apps and Deleting Apps Option.

By tapping them and changing the value to Off would prevent users from removing or installing any apps on iPhone or iPad.

Auto arrange Home screen icons on iPhone or iPad

April 9, 2013 By Ravi Shankar 1 Comment

This is a short tip on the steps required to auto arrange your apps on iPhone and iPad Home screen. This is useful when you have removed lot of unwanted apps on your device’s home screen and manually re-arranging the icons will be nightmare.

Step 1: Access iPad or iPhone home screen and tap the Settings icon.

Step 2: In the Settings screen, navigate to General Options.

Step 3: Scroll down and tap the Reset option under General Settings.

Step 4: In the Reset screen. tap the Reset Home Screen Layout option. Then confirm your action by tapping the Reset Home Screen button. This should do the trick and will auto arrange all your apps on the Home screen.