If you are unsure of whether or not you need to update your Drivers, or indeed which Drivers may need to be updated, you can run a Drivers scan using a driver update tool you will need to pay to register this tool but usually the Drivers scan is free.
This will allow you to assess your Driver needs without any commitment. Alternatively, you can use the device manager to check if there are problems with any of your hardware devices. In many cases the answer to this is yes, however in some cases the manufacturers no longer make the Drivers available so you need to use a Driver Update Tool to install the missing Drivers. The purpose of such as tool is to save you time and effort by automatically downloading and updating the Drivers for you.
Before attempting to manually update Drivers it is important to take a full system backup in case of any issues. If this does not help then you can also go to your privacy settings by going to the start menu and privacy and on the left sidebar on that menu there will be camera options and you should be able to see if the camera is turned off or on.
View solution in context. You can try downloading driver booster it would perform and online and download or update missing drivers on your PC. I tried that but driver booster did not identify my missing driver. It only came up with updates of drivers that are present on my computer. Any idea where I can find and download the missing driver? I have googled in vain so far. I am sorry to hear of your concern. It's a virtual camera driver usually installed to by YouCam software I believe.
You need to also have a hardware camera driver installed in order for the camera to work. The Samsung rep you spoke to was going down the right path, if you replaced the hard drive then you wouldn't have the preloaded camera driver. But what he had you install was just a software suite to capture from your device. You still need the camera hardware driver installed.
I would try reinstalling the chipset drivers and camera drivers that Samsung had on their support site. Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community. Search the community and support articles Windows Windows 10 Search Community member. Prem Swamynathan. After Updating to Win 10 Pro from Win 8. What to do?? Please Reply. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.
I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Previous Next. I had tried all the possibilities.. I'm Using Samsung series3 Laptop. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to Prem Swamynathan's post on November 29, Hello Prem, Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community. I understand the inconvenience you have experienced.
The purpose of such as tool is to save you time and effort by automatically downloading and updating the Drivers for you. Before attempting to manually update Drivers it is important to take a full system backup in case of any issues. After completing a backup you will need to browse to the Device Manager in XP follow the instructions below :. A Driver Update Program will instantly resolve your drivers problems by scanning your PC for outdated, missing or corrupt drivers, which it then automatically updates to the most compatible version.
Missing or corrupt webcam drivers will result in your webcam either not working at all or only working intermittently. If you are not sure if your problem is driver-related, you can download a driver update tool and run a free scan to check if any of your drivers are out-of-date.
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