What is ‘Lenovo laptop camera not working’ issue in Windows 10?
In this post, we are going to discuss on “How to fix Lenovo laptop camera not working in Windows 10”. You will be guided with easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.
‘Lenovo laptop camera not working’ issue: It is common problem on your almost all laptop brands including HP, Lenovo, Acer and others where laptop users experience their laptop camera is not working anymore and they are unable to use integrated webcam/camera or external camera for some reasons. This issue is also occurred on Lenovo brand laptop sometimes where Lenovo laptop users might experience camera not working issue.
There could be several reasons behind this issue including outdated/corrupted or incompatible camera driver, interference of other conflicting software, issue with camera app in your Windows 10 laptop, your camera is not enabled, blocking by camera privacy settings and some issues in your Windows device. You should make sure camera/webcam driver is properly installed in your Windows 10 Lenovo laptop and is up-to-date to latest & compatible version. Camera/webcam driver update is necessary in this case.
This issue can also be occurred due to Camera Privacy Settings means it might possible Camera App or specific application, or entire Windows device is not allowed to use Camera/webcam through Camera Privacy Settings that’s why you are unable to use camera/webcam of your Lenovo laptop. In such case, you need go to Camera Privacy Settings in Windows 10 and allow to access camera/webcam in order to use it and resolve the issue.
However, this issue can also be occurred due to interference of other third-party software like antivirus/firewall, or other conflicting software. You can disable or uninstall such conflicting software in computer in order to fix the issue. It is possible to resolve the issue with our instructions. Let’s go for the solution.
How to fix Lenovo laptop camera not working in Windows 10?
Method 1: Fix Lenovo laptop camera not working with ‘PC Repair Tool’
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Method 2: Allow access to camera/webcam through Camera Privacy Settings
You should make sure your Lenovo laptop or specific application like Skype or others are allowed to access your laptop camera/webcam through Camera privacy settings.
Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ App in Windows 10 via Windows Search Box and go to ‘Privacy > Camera’
Step 2: Toggle ON ‘Allow apps to access your camera’ option
Step 3: Toggle ON all the apps you want to access to camera under ‘Choose which apps can access your camera’ section. Once done, check if you can use Lenovo laptop camera/webcam without any issue.
Method 3: Update Camera/webcam driver
Updating camera/webcam driver to latest & compatible driver version can resolve the issue. Let’s try.
Step 1: Open ‘Device Manager’ in Windows 10 via Windows Search Box and expand ‘Cameras’ or ‘Imaging Devices’ category
Step 2: Right-click on your camera/webcam device and select ‘Update Driver’, follow on-screen instructions to finish update and once updated, restart your computer and check if the issue is resolved.
Download or reinstall camera/webcam driver update in Windows 10 [Automatically]
You can also try to update all Windows drivers to latest & compatible version using Automatic Driver Update Tool. You can get this tool through button/link below.
Method 4: Uninstall and then reinstall camera/webcam driver
This issue can also be occurred if camera/webcam driver is not properly installed in your device. You can uninstall camera/webcam driver and then reinstall it in order to fix the issue.
Step 1: Open ‘Device Manager’ in Windows 10 using above method and expand ‘Cameras’ or ‘Imaging Devices’ category
Step 2: Right-click on your webcam/camera device and select ‘Uninstall Device’, and follow on-screen instructions to finish uninstall process and once done, restart your computer. Restarting computer will reinstall all the necessary drivers in computer and check if the issue is resolved.
Method 5: Remove Lenovo Settings App
This issue can be occurred due to interference of Lenovo Settings App sometimes so you can fix the issue by removing this tool from your device.
Step 1: Open ‘Control Panel’ in Windows 10 via Windows Search Box and go to ‘Uninstall a Program > Programs & Features’
Step 2: Find and select ‘Lenovo Settings Dependency Package’, and click ‘Uninstall’ and follow on-screen instructions to finish uninstall process. Once uninstalled, restart your Lenovo laptop and check if it works for you.
Method 6: Update Windows 10 OS
Updating Windows 10 OS to latest update version can resolve any issues in your Windows 10 laptop. Let’s try.
Step 1: Open ‘Settings’ App in Windows 10 and go to ‘Update & Security > Windows Update’ and click ‘Check for updates’ button
Step 2: Download and install all available updates and once updated, restart your laptop and check if the issue is resolved.
Conclusion
I hope this post helped you on How to fix Lenovo laptop camera not working in Windows 10 with several easy steps/methods. You can read & follow our instructions to do so. That’s all. For any suggestions or queries, please write on comment box below.
