Windows 10: Why will Windows not detect my built-in webcam?

When i try to use my Windows Camera app, i get the error code "0xA00F4244". The camera won't show up in Device Manager so I can't check the drivers. Windows 10 troubleshooting apps won't find any problems but the webcam still won't work. Any help would be appreciated.

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Windows 10 doesn't detect my built-in webcam

So, I installed Windows 10 Home a few days ago, and I've been unable to use my webcam ever since. I've taken a look at my device manager, but the webcam (it's a BisonCam NB Pro, by the way) isn't listed. I've even tried showing hidden devices, but there's
no webcam detected. There aren't "other devices" listed either. I've tried downloading the drivers for that model, but they too are unable to fine my built-in webcam. Any suggestions?

 

In-built webcam not detected.

Well,

me (Acer notebook user) and apparently the dell users as well ( Solved: Integrated Webcam Not working after windows 10 move - Dell Community ) are not able to get our built-in webcams running. We contact our brand supports and they tell us the same thing, update drivers,
uninstall the current ones and and install again or update the bios. NOTHING works.

The webcam appeared as hidden, with the message "Currently, this hardware device is not connected to the computer (code 45) to fix this problem, reconnect this hardware device to the computer".

Me and others have uninstalled the drivers as our support and your suggestion requests, but after restarting, the webcam is completely gone. It does not appear anyware, not even as a hidden device.

So my question is, as a reasonable person, if the webcam is apparently not connected, it means the computer does not detect any electric flow between webcam and motherboard.
The universal issue here appears to be: How can we force the flow of current between camera and motherboard?

IF it was external, it is easy, just unplug and plug in again. But, since it is a built in webcam, we cant really open our laptops ( at least it isn`t a reasonable option eventhough I could and I am sure some other as well)

P.S. It is not a drivers issue because the drivers on my notebook were up to date, and those of the people at the dell forum as well.

I would definitely appreciate a good answer

 

Webcam not being detected

I have a Dell Inspiron 15 5000 series laptop which is running Windows 10.

Starting a few days ago, the built-in webcam that comes with the laptop stopped working completely. Programs like Skype, TestWebCam, and others fail to detect the webcam.





I have tried all the steps from Dell's official troubleshooting guide:

1. Updating drivers for the Integrated Webcam in Device Manager gave the
   message "The best drivers for your device are already installed."
   
2. Uninstalling the drivers for the Integrated Webcam.
   
3. Updating to the latest BIOS A12 had no effect.
   
4. Updating to the latest Chipset 16.400.3601 also had no effect.
   
5. Dell's PC Diagnostics more than 1 hour scan didn't find any webcam related issues.
   
6. Access to the camera is enabled in Windows 10's privacy settings.