Windows 10: My camera tells me my camera is covered or switched off. How do I switch it on?

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    My camera tells me my camera is covered or switched off. How do I switch it on?


    Today my camera stopped working. The message is the camera is blocked or switched by a switch or a button on your device. The actual camera says it is covered or switched off. As far as I know I have not touched it. I checked the manage cameras it says it is enabled . It is switched on for all the apps I use, but it can't even recognise me when I try to log in and I need to use my passcode instead.. It won't paste the error message or screenshot here . Instead it says something went wrong. I have rebooted the machine . All to no avail. The computer is less than 6 months old.

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    Hazel A, Feb 3, 2025
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My camera tells me my camera is covered or switched off. How do I switch it on?

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