If you find your camera not working or the laptop not detecting it, then it be the case that you have certain missing drivers after a recent update.
It could also possible that the antivirus program you are using blocks the camera on your system, your privacy settings don’t allow the camera access or there is a problem with the app that is asking you for the camera access.
Fixes for the issue is available and therefore you don’t have to be panic. Read the article and learn how you can fix your “laptop camera not detected windows 10” issue.
Laptop camera not working! Here are the solutions
Before you try any other troubleshoot help mentioned below, run an automatic camera troubleshooter using Get Help app. The app will automatically run for diagnosing camera related issues. If this does not provide you the fix, move to the below solutions:
Solution 1: Restart your PC
This is the common fix for almost all issues you encounter with. If you haven’t yet tried restarting the PC after reporting laptop camera not working issue, you should do that. Click on Start> Power> and Restart and see if this works for you.
Solution 2: Check for Updates
- Click on Start button and go to the settings,
- Select Windows Update> Check for Updates,
- If no update for your camera is available, go to the Advanced tab and click on optional updates,
- Look there for possible driver updates for your camera and install it,
- Restart the device the then and see if the issue is gone.
Solution 3: Test your camera with camera app
Click on Start menu and choose Camera from the list of the applications. Allow access to the camera and see if it works fine there in the camera app. If you are reporting the error message ‘’ laptop camera not detected’’, you need to reset the app to get the fix:
- In the search box, type in camera and click on the matched result,
- Go to the App settings option,
- Scroll down to find Reset button and click on it,
- After a while, re-launch the camera app and you would see the issue automatically goes away.
If the camera is working fine, the problem is likely with the app you are trying to use. If you still did not get the solution, move to the other solutions mentioned below.
Solution 4: Change the Camera Privacy Settings
- In the search bar, type camera privacy and click on Camera privacy settings,
- Toggle on the Allow access to the camera on this device (we recommend you firstly turn it off and then on again if the camera is not working),
- Next to this, Scroll down and enable the Allow apps to access your camera toggle,
- Now, in the list of the apps that can access the camera, look for the app where the camera is not working and turn on the toggle if it not,
- Finally, turn on Allow desktop apps to access your camera toggle.
Solution 5: Try for different USB port
If you are using an external camera, use a different port and see if this resolves the issue. If not or if your camera is built-in to your device, you should:
- Click on Start button and type in Device manager and select the matched result,
- Search for your camera in Cameras, imaging devices or sound, video and game controllers,
- If you didn’t find it, click on Action and select Scan for hardware changes,
- Once the scanning process is complete, re-install the updated drivers and restart your device and see if the problem is gone.
Solution 6: Roll back the camera driver
If laptop camera not working occurs after an upgrade, you should perform the below steps:
- on the device manager, right-click on your camera and go to its properties,
- Click on the Driver tab, select Roll Back driver and confirm with Yes option,
- Restart your device and then try opening your camera app and see if it is working now.
Solution 7: Uninstall your camera driver
- Open Device manager,
- Right-click on it and select properties,
- On the Driver tab, click Uninstall Device, select the check box for Delete the driver software for this device and confirm with Ok,
- On go the Action menu and select Scan for hardware changes,
- Reinstall updated drivers upon the scanning process is complete and restart your device the then. This will surely solve the issue.
Conclusion
That’s all! We have mentioned all possible solutions that you should try to get of laptop camera not detected windows 10 issue. If these methods do not resolve the issue, you should contact the camera’s manufacturer’s website for further help.
