We of course followed Microsoft’s recommendation for getting the camera working to no avail.
#Dell laptop camera driver windows 10 drivers#
We of course went to the Dell website and did a hardware scan and the Dell support site showed all the potential drivers for the Inspiron and the integrated webcam had no options for installing a driver. It was almost as if the webcam was not getting enough power.
It would bring up the image for about 1 second then try again. We tried this with the customer’s Zoom Application and the same thing would happen. Windows did reinstall the integrated webcam but when we started the Windows Camera application you can see that it was scanning for hardware for about 2 seconds then it would fail. We tried all the usual items like uninstalling the driver for the integrated webcam, rebooting, and scanning for hardware changes. Today we ran into a Dell Inspiron running Windows 10 (the Dell Inspiron is an all in one desktop not a laptop) webcam that simply would not show video. We are working overtime to service our customers as quickly as possible. Considering the times we are in, Boxaid phone calls are through the roof. Sometimes it’s critical to use the webcam when you are accustomed to meeting co-workers or contacts in a physical space. Sometimes you can get by without the webcam functionality especially if you just rolled out of bed.
These applications work well to share presentations, talk, whiteboard and in many cases you can see the other party over a webcam.
We communicate with our customers over a regular phone connection but many other businesses are using applications like Zoom, Webex, or Skype. We realized the benefit of this 13 years ago when we opened our doors. We at Boxaid of course have all our employees working from home. We are shifting to a remote workforce in these times of COVID 19, and while for many workers in the United States that is the norm it can be a big shift for others.