Windows 10: How to change camera

My laptop has an internal webcam and a USB webcam.... often I want to take photos of a thing plugged into my computer to demonstrate the ports or the thing in the docking station, on the laptop for example, but the built in webcam is clearly never ever going to work for that. So I want the Windows 11 camera app to work with my USB webcam, so that I can take pictures and pop those into an email, but short of disabling the built in webcam, there seems to no longer be a way to set the USB cam as a default camera. I can set a preferred or default device with many other peripherals, and the camera

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camera orientation

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums?

1. Did you notice any changes prior to this issue?
   
2. What is the exact model of the computer?
   
3. What is the error you get when you launch the app?
   

Meanwhile I suggest to refer to the steps mentioned in the link and let us know if it helps.

Camera doesn't work in Windows - Microsoft Support



Please get back to us with the required information, so that we can suggest the appropriate troubleshooting steps.



Peer Samie

Microsoft Community-Moderator

 

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.

 

Windows Camera

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

We understand the concern as you are unable to use the integrated webcam. There could be a possibility that the
device driver not installed or out of date or the installed driver failed.
In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below:

• What is the model number of the Lenovo Desktop?
  
• Is Lenovo Vantage utility app installed on the PC?
  

• Are you aware of any changes on the PC prior to this issue?

Let us try few steps.

Step 1: Check Camera Settings.

1. Press Windows + I key to open Windows Settings.
   
2. Click on Privacy and select Camera from the left pane.
   
3. Click on Change check if it is toggled to On.
   
4. Also toggle the switch to On under Allow apps to access your camera
   

Step 2:Update Webcam driver.

We would suggest you to update the Webcam driver from Device Manager. Please refer this article to update the driver:
Update drivers in Windows 10

If the behavior persists, I suggest you follow the steps in the article below and see if it solves the problem:
Camera doesn't work in Windows 10

You may also refer these articles for additional information:

Windows 10 camera, microphone, and privacy

How to use the Camera app

If it persists, I recommend that you contact the Lenovo Technical Support to carry out tests related to the camera.

Let us know the results.

Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator