- 1 year ago
How to start and stop the Windows audio/video recorder from C#?
You can start and stop the Windows audio/video recorder from C# by using the Process
class to run the ms-settings:privacy-webcam
and ms-settings:privacy-microphone
commands, respectively.
Here's an example code that demonstrates how to start and stop the Windows audio/video recorder from C#:
csharpusing System;
using System.Diagnostics;
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Start the video recorder
Process.Start("ms-settings:privacy-webcam");
// Wait for the user to start recording
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to stop recording...");
Console.ReadKey();
// Stop the video recorder
Process.Start("ms-settings:privacy-webcam");
// Start the audio recorder
Process.Start("ms-settings:privacy-microphone");
// Wait for the user to start recording
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to stop recording...");
Console.ReadKey();
// Stop the audio recorder
Process.Start("ms-settings:privacy-microphone");
}
}
In this example, the Process.Start()
method is used to run the ms-settings:privacy-webcam
and ms-settings:privacy-microphone
commands to start and stop the video and audio recorders, respectively. The Console.ReadKey()
method is used to wait for the user to start and stop recording.
Note that this code assumes that the user has permission to access the Windows settings and start/stop the recorder. If the user does not have permission or if the command does not work for any reason, an exception will be thrown.