Windows 10: HP Victus 15 webcam not working anymore

It started since I started using Phone Link. I believe it has somehow messed with the webcam permissions, and switched to the phone's camera automatically.I disabled the Phone Link camera, disabled Phone Link altogether, signed out from the account, and the camera is still not working.When I open the camera app, the LED indicator lights up for a split second, then turns off for five seconds, then turns on again for a split second, and turns off again, turns on, turns off, all in a cycle. I went to an online webcam tester app, and I can confirm there is no hardware and/or driver problem, becaus

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SPCA 2082 WebCam not working - HP Pav 15 - P143CL

Hi Chris,

This thread is quite old and we have a lot of Windows Updates for the past months. To better assist you with the issue, we suggest creating a new thread for the camera issues.

Regards.

 

SPCA 2082 WebCam not working - HP Pav 15 - P143CL

I am still having this problem with my HP Pavilion 15 Touch Notebook PC. This webcam stopped working after my update to Windows 10 from 8 over a year ago. I was hoping to see a solution on the web about this but am not. My webcam doesn't work with windows
apps like Camera or Skype. Please publish steps that restore this hardware functionality. The driver has been the same since 2006 and doesn't update or rollback. Thank you, Chris

 

Webcam not working

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



This issue can occur if the camera drivers are not up-to date, your anti-virus may be blocking the camera, or camera app is not installed properly. I would suggest you to follow the troubleshooting steps mentioned in the article:
Camera does not work in Windows 10. You can also refer to the suggestion on HP article:
HP PCs - Webcam Troubleshooting (Windows 10, 8).



If you need any further assistance, please write back with the following information:

1. What happens when you are trying to access Camera app?
   
2. What is the exact error message you are getting?
   
3. What is version of Windows 10 that is installed on your device?
   
4. Are you using an external webcam? If yes, please help us with the make and model of the webcam.
   

Regards,