FS Install - Disable camera features for ZoomText and Fusion products

FS Install - Disable camera features for ZoomText and Fusion products

Problem

An organisation and other large institutional users may ue to policies on information security may wish to disable ZoomText camera features.


Applies to

  1. ZoomText
  2. Fusion

Resolution

Please follow the steps below to make registry adjustments to disable Zoomtext camera features.

  1. Right click Start button then chooses Run command.
  2. Type regedit and click OK or press ENTER.
  3. Open to the following registry path:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Freedom Scientific\ZoomText\2020\Settings

  4. Right-click on Settings at the end of the path, then select New > DWORD (32 bit) value.
  5. TThen provide the name SuppressCCTV then click OK.
  6. Right-click on SuppressCCTV then  choose Modify.
  7. Type to change the current value to 1 then click OK.
  8. Close the registry Editor app.
  9. Then restart the system so the registry changes can take effect.  From now on the camera functions will  be disabled.


Notes
Note
For customers in large organisations that operate as secure sites may be interested in a feature to Disable external services also.

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