“Laptop Camera not working” is very common problem associated with Laptop integrated camera/webcam whether the problem occurs while running specific apps like Skype for accessing Laptop camera or on all the apps installed in your computer are unable to access your camera/webcam.

There are several reasons behind this problem including Camera privacy settings don’t allow specific application to access laptop camera, camera/webcam driver issues, problematic camera hardware,  and Camera/webcam drivers incompatibility issues.

Laptop Camera: Usually, laptop belongs to any brand like HP, Dell, Lenovo and others are come with integrated camera/webcam on the top of LCD panel. This camera can also be used in telecommunication apps like Skype or video recorders on your device or on YouTube. To access your laptop camera through specific apps, you can configure settings to enable camera permission for this app in System’s settings.

For example, if want to access laptop camera through Skype App, then you should check if camera is enabled for this app in camera privacy settings. If nothing problem in camera privacy settings means it is enable for the app you want, but you are still facing “Laptop Camera not working” issue, then you should check for other problems which are causing camera not working issue on your laptop.

Laptop Camera Drivers: Camera/Webcam Drivers play an important role in your laptop and it acts as mediator between integrated camera device and Operating System (OS) which you have like Windows 10 and others. Note that your System must have camera driver properly installed.

In case if camera driver is missing/corrupted or is not compatible with current version of Windows Operating System, then it can cause several issues in your laptop like camera not working. You can check camera driver in “Device Manager” whether it is properly installed or not. On other hand, if your laptop has latest and improved quality of camera integrated, then in this case you should update camera drivers also to access new features.

Updated Laptop camera driver can fix all types of errors/bugs related to your camera in your device. So, driver update is necessary in this case. Let’s go for the solution.

How to Fix Laptop Camera not working on Windows 10?

Method 1: Run “Hardware Troubleshooter”

Step 1: Press “Windows + R” keys together from keyboard to open “Run Dialog Box”

Step 2: In the opened “Run Dialog Box”, type “Control Panel” and hit “Enter” key to open “Control Panel”

Step 3: In the opened “Control Panel” window, go to “View By” on the top-right corner and select “Large icons” from drop down

Step 4: Click on “Troubleshooting”

Step 5: Click on “View All” and then click on “Hardware and Devices”

Step 6: Click on “Next” and follow on-screen instructions to finish “Hardware and Devices” troubleshooter. Once done, please check if the problem is resolved.

Method 2: How to uninstall and reinstall Laptop Camera driver on Windows 10?

Step 1: Press “Windows + X” keys together from keyboard and select “Device Manger”

Step 2: In the opened “Device Manager” window, locate and expand “Imaging Devices” category

Step 3: Right-click on your laptop camera or integrated webcam and select “Uninstall”

Step 4: Follow on-screen instructions to finish uninstall process and after that, restart your computer

Step 5: This will automatically reinstall camera driver in your device, and then check if the trouble is resolved.

Method 3: How to update Laptop Camera driver on Windows 10?

Step 1: Open “Device Manager” and expand “Imaging Devices” category

Step 2: Right-click on your laptop camera or integrated webcam driver and select “Update Driver Software”

Step 3: In next window, select “Search automatically for updated driver software”. This will automatically download the latest & suitable camera driver in your device.

Step 4: If there is an available driver on your laptop, then select “Browse my computer for driver software” and in next window, select “Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer”

Step 5: Select “USB Video Device” and click on “Next”

Step 6: Follow on-screen instructions to finish update process. Once done, restart your computer to save changes and check if Laptop Camera not working problem is resolved.

Method 4: How to Download and install Laptop Camera driver in ‘Compatibility Mode’?

Step 1: At first, you need to download the latest camera driver for your laptop form manufacturer’s official website and save the downloaded file in your hard drive.

Step 2: Now, Right-click on “Downloaded Files” or “Setup files” and select “Properties”

Step 3: In the opened “Properties” window, click “Compatibility” tab

Step 4: Check the “Run this program in Compatibility Mode” checkbox and select the Operating System version from the drop-down list and the click on “Ok” button

Step 5: After that, double-click on “Setup files” and follow on-screen instructions to install camera driver

Step 6: Finally, restart your computer to save the changes and check if the problem persists.

Method 5: Change Camera Privacy Settings

Sometimes, “Laptop Camera not working” issue occurs due to camera privacy settings which prevent certain apps like Skype from accessing your laptop camera. In this case, you need to enable your camera for specific apps in privacy settings.

Step 1: Press “Windows + I” keys together from keyboard to open “Settings” App

Step 2: In the opened “Settings” App, click on “Privacy” and select “Camera” from the left pane

Step 3: Under “Change Access for this device” section, select “Change” button

Step 4: Turn the toggle ON to allow camera access

Step 5: Turn “Allow Apps to Access your Camera” toggle ON

Step 6: Under “Choose which Microsoft Store apps can access your camera” section, allow the apps to use your camera and once done, close “Settings” app and check if the trouble is resolved.

Method 6: How to rollback laptop camera driver to previous version using “Device Manager”?

If current version and/or updated version didn’t fixed Laptop Camera not working issue, then you can try to fix by rolling back your laptop camera driver to previous version.

Step 1: Open “Device Manger” and expand “Imaging Devices”, “Cameras” or “Sound, video and game controllers”

Step 2: Right-click on your camera/webcam driver and select “Properties”

Step 3: In the opened “Properties” window, click on “Driver” tab and click on “Roll Back Driver” button

Step 4: Select one of the reasons why you are rolling back and click “Yes” to confirm and then again press “Yes” button to confirm rolling back process

Step 5: Once done, reboot your computer and check if the Laptop Camera not working issue is resolved.

Method 7: Create a new user profile

You can try to fix Laptop Camera not working problem by creating a new user profile/account and then change settings to “Administrator Privileges”.

Step 1: Open “Settings” App and click on “Accounts”

Step 2: Click on “Add someone else to this PC”

Step 3: Now, enter username & password and fill the form to finish new user account creation.

Step 4: Click on “Change Account Type”

Step 5: Click on Dropdown Arrow and select “Administrator” to set the account to administrator level

Step 6: After that, restart your computer and log in to the new created account. Now, you should try to check if camera not working problem is resolved.

Conclusion

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