Zoom is one of the most popular video meeting services in the world.

But Zoom may sometimes fail to detect your camera, and that can be really annoying.

Of course, you could still participate in your meetingsusing just your microphone.

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Youll be more convincing if people can actually see you.

Gently press the edges of the camera.

Unplug the webcam cable and verify there are to specks of dust inside the computer port.

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Before plugging the webcam back in, disconnect all the other peripherals.

Maybe some of them might be interfering with your camera.

look to see if this quick workarounddid the trick.

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To update Zoom, select your profile picture and selectCheck for Updates.

Last but not least, ensure your camera drivers are up-to-date.

Launch theDevice Manager, right-click onCamera, and selectUpdate Driver.

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If the issue persists, repeat the same steps but this time, selectUninstall deviceto remove your camera drivers.

Then start your system.

Your machine will automatically implement the latest driver version.

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Alternatively, you could manually download and install your camera driver from your camera manufacturers website.

Check Your Privacy tweaks

Windows 10has specific privacy settingsthat prevent software and hardware from accessing your camera.

That could be one of the reasons why your camera is busted on Zoom.

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Register Your Camera Again

To do this, were going to use PowerShell.

They could be blocking Zoom from detecting and accessing your camera.

Even if these programs are not visible on the screen, they could be running in the background.

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The instructions below apply to Google Chrome.

But you could easily adapt them to any Chromium-based internet tool.

Additionally, you may also want toclear the cacheand disable your extensions.

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Check your options, update Zoom and your camera driver, and then kickstart your laptop.

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