Windows 10: Camera is reporting that it is blocked or turned off in Windows 11

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When trying to use the Camera app on our Windows computers, we encountered an error saying that the Camera is reporting that it is blocked or turned off. This is a very peculiar issue as nobody remembers the last time they manually blocked their camera. In this post, we will discuss this issue and see how […]

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camera does not turn on

We appreciate your update. The possible cause of this issue might be an antivirus software blocking the webcam or camera, or it could be an outdated webcam driver. We suggest performing the troubleshooting steps in this article:
Windows can't find or start the camera.

Feel free to update us with the result.

 

Laptop Camera

Thanks for updating us on the results of the troubleshooting steps that you have completed. Since the built-in webcam is still not working correctly and the same error code 0xA00F4244 (0xC00DABED) is still appearing, we suggest that we check the camera privacy
settings to see if the camera access is turned on. Kindly follow the steps below to check the camera privacy settings:

• Press the Windows key + I to open the Settings app.
• Near the top of the Settings app window is the search box, kindly type the word "webcam" or "camera".
• From the list of results choose Camera privacy settings.
• Make sure that "Let apps use my camera" toggle is set to On.

We look forward to your response once you complete the steps.

 

Camera blocked after putting on "high risk"...How to turn off to re-use camera?

Hi,

An outdated or incompatible camera driver can be one of the factors why this issue occurs. To assist you with your concern, we recommend that you follow these steps to check if the camera is recognized correctly in Device Manager.
To do this, follow the steps below:

• In the Search box, type Device
  Manager and press Enter.
• Navigate to Imaging devices.
• A yellow exclamation means that the camera driver is not installed properly. You can right-click and select
  Uninstall.
• Right-click Imaging devices and select
  Scan for hardware change.
• If the yellow exclamation mark still exists, go to their support site to search your product name and find the corresponding camera driver to install and update.

Note: If there are no imaging devices, it indicates that there is no camera configured or it is a camera hardware failure. We suggest that you contact
your system manufacturer to report the status of the machine as we don’t want to void the warranty of your device.


Let us know if you need further assistance.