Windows 10: My laptop webcam picks up a purple line in the middle that won't go away, already checked...

Edition Windows 11 Home Single Language Version 24H2 Installed on ‎11/‎6/‎2024 OS build 26100.2605 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.36.0

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lumia has purple line

I have a Lumia 920 and I was using it and put it down came back to it and this purple line was through the middle of it and really want to get rid of it

 

install webcam on msi laptop

Hi 1papertiger,

This is Wil, one of the independent advisor, an expert with Windows 10 and a fellow Windows 10 user like you. I understand your concern about installing webcam on MSI laptops.

Most laptops have a built-in webcam on it, If it's not working, there's a problem with the driver or settings of it.

Step1: I request you to check for Hidden Devices in Device Manager. Please refer to these steps:

a. On the desktop, press Windows key + X and select Device Manager.

b. Click on View and select Show Hidden Devices.

c. Check for the webcam under Imaging Devices.

d. If the webcam is listed, then right-click on it and select Update Driver Software.

e. Select Browse My Computer for Driver Software and follow the prompted steps.

Step 2: Run the hardware troubleshooter and check if you receive any error messages.

a. On the desktop, press Windows key + W and type Troubleshooting.

b. Click on it and click on Hardware and Sound.

c. Click on Hardware and Devices and follow the prompted steps.

If the laptop doesn't have a built-in webcam on it, you would need to purchase an external webcam, plug it on your laptop and driver will download automatically.

I hope my suggestions help you. If you need further assistance please do reply back and I will respond as quickly as possible. Have a nice day.

Thanks,

Wilfred P.

Independent Advisor

 

webcam only shows purple and green

Hello everybody.

I use my Trust 16428 webcam with the Opentrack head tracker to play a flight simulator, on Windows 8.1.

Yesterday evening the cam only showed purple and green, both in the head tracker software and in the Windows Camera app. So I tried to disconnect it and reconnect it, I rebooted the PC, I disinstalled the driver and reinstalled it and the problem was not
solved. Therefore, I connected it to another computer, still running on Windows 8.1, to check whether it was the webcam or the PC and it worked properly. I then reconnected it to the problematic PC and it worked again.

This evening it still showed me only purple and green. I connected it to the other computer and it still worked properly; I reconnected it to the problematic PC and it doesn't work anymore.

I hadn't updated anything before it started giving me problems: all of a sudden, it has started to do that.

Any suggestions?