Windows 11 | How to Fix Camera/Webcam Not Working on Windows 11
0Stepsby step guide to Repair Webcam or Camera Not Working After Updating Windows 11
Step 1) Restart your PC
Step 2) Make sure camera access is on in privacy settings
Step 3) Run Camera troubleshooter
Step 4) Reset camera app
Step 5) Disable and enable camera
Step 6) Allow Camera and browser access to your antivirus program, you can also disable your Antivirus program when using the camera
Step 7) Navigate to C:\Program Files\Realtek
In that folder locate RsProviders folder and then make right-click and rename it to something else such as RsProviders_
Restart the computer
Step 8) For MSI laptop for few model numbers pressing Fn+F6 on the keyboard to enable camera
Step 9) If you have Asus computer for some model number pressing F10 enables the camera.
Step 10) Some HP laptop has a camera kill switch on side of the laptop, you have to slide the camera switch to enable and disable the camera.
Step 11) Update camera driver from device manager
Step 12) Update camera driver from system manufacturer's website
Step 13) Uninstall camera driver and restart your PC
Step 14) Sometimes camera is disabled in BIOS, (Start your PC and immediately tap F2 to enter the BIOS)so go to the system BIOS and make sure camera is enabled in the BIOS.
Step 15) Update Windows 11
Step 16) Perform Cleanboot
Step 17) Update system BIOS
Step 18) Perform system restore
Step 19) Reset your PC- This will result in data loss so backup your data before reset.
Step 20) Run Hardware test for camera