FIX: Laptop camera doesn’t work in Windows 10/11

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Some users have reported thatcameraon theirlaptopdoesn’t work after the upgrade toWindows 10. Luckily, we have a couple of solutions for this problem, and I hope they’ll be helpful for you, if you’re facing this issue, as well.

What to do if Laptop camera doesn’t work in Windows 10?

1. Load BIOS Defaults

First thing we’re going to try is to load BIOS defaults, because if something is messed up in your BIOS, some devices, includingcameraare unlikely to work. To load BIOS Defaults, follow these steps:

2. Reinstall Drivers

The next thing we’re going to try, and probably the most obvious solution from this article, is to reinstallcameradrivers on your computer. In case you’re not sure how to do that, do the following:

You can also go to yourlaptop‘s manufacturer’s website and look for drivers for yourcamera.

3. Registry tweak

The next thing we’re going to try is to remove LowerFilters and UpperFilters files from your registry, in order to make your imaging device work. Here’s exactly what you need to do:

4. Reinstall Windows 10

If nothing else helps, and you really need to use yourcamera, you can tryreinstalling your Windows 10operating system. But before you do anything, create a backup of your files, because otherwise, if you make a mistake, you’ll lose everything. Of course,Windows 10resetting options give you an option to choose whether you want to delete all your files or not, but extra certainty won’t do any harm. If you’re not sure how to reset yourWindows 10, go toSettings>Update and Recovery>Recoveryand go toReset this PCoption.

That’s it, I hope these solutions helped you to solve the camera problem on yourlaptop. If you have any comments, questions and suggestions, please reach in the comment section, below.

FIX: Laptop camera doesn’t work in Windows 10/11#

What to do if Laptop camera doesn’t work in Windows 10?#

1. Load BIOS Defaults#

2. Reinstall Drivers#

3. Registry tweak#

4. Reinstall Windows 10#