The coronavirus breakout has forced people to stay in their homes. A lot of companies have adopted the ‘Work from Home’ model. Offices and Educational institutions have shifted to online for the most part, all of this has made a Webcam one of the most important things in our life. Like any other hardware, a Webcam also sometimes tends to malfunction and today we are going to look at 10 tips to fix freezing webcam in windows.
Troubleshooting has always been one of the go-to solutions for quite a number of problems that occur in Windows. Running a Windows Store apps troubleshooter is advised as it checks for every possible error and fixes it immediately.
How to run a troubleshooter in Windows 10:
Windows registry contains crucial information about the applications running on your PC. While the instructions of this tweak are fairly easy to follow it should be noted that any change in your Windows registry which is done without the right information can cause harm to your PC and data. The user is warned about the consequences if it is not done the right way.
How to tweak the registry in Windows 10:
If your webcam starts to malfunction after a Windows update then it might indicate that the device has outdated drivers which are causing the problem. To resolve this press ‘Windows + R’ to open the run command and then type ‘devmgmt.msc’ and click ‘OK’, this opens the device manager where you can see the driver version of your webcam and update them.
You can also uninstall your drivers then restart the PC then again open the device manager, go to ‘action’ and select ‘scan for Hardware changes’ which will make Windows update your webcam drivers to the latest version.
If the previous method does not work out for you you can always visit the website of the manufacturer of the device that you are using, find your product, and download their drivers or you can download software like a driver updater which will scan your PC for updated drivers and then update them.
Sometimes the antivirus software that you are using restricts the Webcam from working properly. In that case, you can find the particular function and disable it, albeit temporarily.
One of the easiest ways to resolve the issue of a Webcam malfunction is to update the camera app from a Microsoft store.
How to do it update camera app from Microsoft store :
The infamous ‘Anniversary Update’ of windows in 2016 wreaked havoc on a lot of PCs and unfortunately, webcams were not able to escape the wrath. The best thing to do in situations like these is to undo or ‘roll back‘ the update which will restore your PC settings to the last update and hence, solve your issue.
How to do it roll back windows update:
Hope this helps you fix freezing Webcam in windows. Apart from the above methods, you can also try updating windows as it has a good chance to solve the driver issue and restore the functionality of your webcam. If it still doesn’t work, there might be a good chance that your webcam isn’t working. You can try plugging in your webcam to another computer to double check if it works properly.
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