Webcams used for video chatting, longalready ceased to be luxury goods, and today they are available on all laptops. But it also happens that the camera on a laptop with "Windows 10" does not work. Why? The reasons, as well as methods to eliminate them, can be quite a lot. Further, the main situations and solutions for turning on the webcam or troubleshooting in case it does not work are suggested for consideration. The options described below are perfect not only for the tenth version of the system, but also for all other modifications.
First, consider a few of the main reasonsdue to which the user cannot access the webcam. This may be a banal device failure, but issues related to this will not be considered.
Among the most common situations when the camera on a laptop with "Windows 10" does not work, you can note the following:
For these reasons, we can advise a few basic techniques for activating the device, which will be further discussed in as much detail as possible.
Итак, первым делом обратите внимание на laptop keyboard. Laptops have one main feature, which is that some embedded devices are turned on only through the use of keyboard shortcuts, one of which is the Fn button (this can include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules, screen projection, sound, etc.).
It is possible that the camera on a laptop with "Windows 10" does not work just because it turns on not in automatic mode, but in manual mode.
You can also check the operation of the deviceabsolutely elementary, running, for example, the program Skype. Setting up a webcam on a laptop with "Windows 10" can be done not only in this application, but also with the help of the main control applet, if one is provided for it, or by testing online.
If nothing of what has been describedsuitable, you should call the "Device Manager" (devmgmt.msc) and find the camera there, after specifying the display of hidden devices. Typically, the camera will be labeled as an image processing device.
If it has an arrow icon,pointing down, this is just a sign that the device is turned off. Through the right-click menu, you just need to select the “Enable” line and look at the result.
If after that the camera on the laptop with"Windows 10" does not work, it may very well be that there are no drivers installed for it or they are corny. In the first case, the camera may not be recognized and will be present in the list of unknown devices marked with a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark. In the second version, it can be seen as a working device.
Для обоих случаев необходимо через ПКМ выбрать driver update string or use for this input properties. If the system fails to make an update, you can remove the driver, and then try to reinstall it. If this does not help either, you need to install the software from the original disk or find the appropriate drivers using the VEN and DEV identifiers from the hardware ID list.
In extreme cases, you can even remove the device.from the system, and then ask the Windows Installer to install the downloaded driver from the specified source by selecting the folder with the saved file through the browse function.
In the case when the drivers are all right, but in the properties of the camera it is indicated that the device is disabled, most likely it needs to be activated in the BIOS settings.
In the settings you need to find the Onboard section.Device Configuration or Advanced, in which there will be a camera (Onboard Webcam or Camera). For this device, you must set the parameter Enabled. If there is no camera in the list, the problem may be that the BIOS shows a reduced version of the settings. All parameters will be displayed when using the Ctrl + F1 combination, after which it is necessary to switch on again.
Pay particular attention to the Install OS item.If this parameter is set to Start, the camera will not work. To enable it, set the value to Finish, save the changes (F10, then the Y key) and restart the laptop.
