But how is one to know clicking disable actually does that?
MICROSOFT on their own or at behest of government most likely has backdoor in their software.
Opaque tape over cameras can’t be rest by remote access.
Linux code that is scrutinized by many who could spot built-in Spyware should be safer.
Disable or delete drivers is easy to do. Stop updates, remove, edit or change registry entries.
There’s a lot of ways to do it.