Windows 10: Windows unable to access either built in or external camera.

Recently, the camera I use for talking to others face to face stopped being available. I have gone through and made sure I have the right permissions. I have downloaded all the recent updates.


Any ideas on my next step?

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Built in camera

Hi Roy,

The issue you are experiencing with the built-in camera on your device might be caused by the update you installed. However, for us to fully identify the cause of this issue, we would be gathering additional information. Kindly answer the following:

• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
• Can you send us a screenshot of the error message you are getting? Make sure that you remove all personal information.
• Have you tried updating the driver of the built-in camera?
• What is the current version and build number of your computer? To get the information, kindly follow the steps below:
  • Click on the Start menu.
  • Type winver.
  • Press Enter.

 

My built in camera doens't be recognized by windows 10 camera app

Hi Paulo,

Allow us to verify some information to isolate this issue. We would like to ask a few questions.

• Did you receive any error messages when you tried to use the camera with the Camera app?
• Have you tried updating the drivers of your built-in camera?
• Do you have any antivirus installed in your computer?

To help us address this problem, we suggest that you check out the resolution or troubleshooting steps provided on this

link.

Let us know of the result.

Regards.

 

Built-in camera shows a black screen on any app

Hi,

To properly isolate the problem, we would like to gather more details about why your camera suddenly stopped working.

• Have you made any changes or performed any updates on your computer recently?
• Are you tried using any external software or app to access your web camera?
• Have you made any changes to the camera settings?

We suggest that you update its drivers through Windows update. To check for updates, follow the steps below:

• Click the Windows logo, then select Settings.
• Click Update & Security > Windows Update.
• Click Search for updates and install all updates.

Make sure to view the Optional updates to see if there are any hardware updates for your webcam.

Update us with the result.

Regards.