Recently, all technologies have a tendency to reduce their size, but a huge increase in productivity. Even phones in the 90s weighed several kilograms, and now we have compact watch phones, the weight of which does not exceed 100 grams. In addition to power, there were much more problems with the settings, so it is sometimes difficult for a novice or inexperienced user to fix many errors.
In this article, we will describe in detail how to configure a webcam on your computer or laptop. This article is recommended exclusively for novice users of the Windows operating system, because everything will be fixed in it using standard tools familiar to more experienced users.
The main problems with the camera
Many experts will explain the occurrence of problems with the camera due to drivers, which is indeed one of the most common problems on computers, but why? The fact is that the modern concept of the Windows operating system is very unstable to garbage pollution, such as: outdated cache, temporary files, unsuccessfully installed updates, etc.
What is the danger of this garbage? The thing is that it may be in the wrong place and at the wrong time, why the system can execute any process for too long, and as beginning programmers know, a certain amount of processor time is allocated for each process, and if this time exceeds the limit, then the application is queued again, and so on. If the process was systemic, this may well cause the famous blue screen of death, if you are a more fortunate person, then this is just a mistake.
Therefore, many users periodically reset or reinstall their operating system, but the problem is still different: installing drivers. If you installed an OS that is newer than the previous one, then there is a big chance of failure when installing obviously outdated drivers. Why, for example, the camera will not only not work, but the system will refuse to recognize it.
In the next paragraph, we will discuss in detail how to configure a webcam on Windows 7. It is also worth noting that a similar configuration option also works on newer versions of the operating system.
How to manually configure a webcam on a computer
So, for starters, you should make sure that your webcam is connected to the computer, and, more importantly, the cable is not damaged, because if this is not so, then various problems are possible, up to the failure of this device. If you have a laptop, then this operation is not required, unless, of course, you did not open the case near the screen. And if so, it is better to open and check the loop for damage.
Instructions on how to configure the webcam are given below:
- First you need to go to the "Start", then to the "Control Panel".
- Next, you will need to find the item "Hardware and Sound", and already in it - "Device Manager", opened exclusively with administrator rights.
- Now you need to find "WebCam". Sometimes it is called the same as the manufacturer of your camera, laptops are all standard.
- Right-click on the camera and go to “Update Drivers”.
- If new drivers are not available, then click "Delete", then restart the computer - and the operating system will automatically install the drivers again.
How to configure a webcam on a laptop program
If for some reason you do not like the method described above, then intervention with the help of a driver update program is possible in this case. There are many of them, but we will only review one thing - DriverBooster, because this application is absolutely free (except for the premium version), and its usefulness in case of problems with the necessary drivers knows no bounds.
How to configure a webcam using DriverBooster? You need to do the following:
- Visit the official website of the same name and download the free version of the application.
- Install in any place convenient for you, but preferably on drive C.
- When the application is installed, launch it, after which it will automatically search for the latest drivers for all your devices.
- Accept the agreement and click the "Update" button.
- Do not touch the computer while installing the drivers.
- After installation, be sure to restart the computer.
Be careful
This item is intended for those who go to the Internet and just look for drivers for network cards, audio cards and much more, without knowing the exact model of the device. Such careless behavior with devices is guaranteed to lead to breakdown, possibly even at the physical level, because only the developer knows what and where is sent to the system, so use the “Device Manager” to update or remove drivers or the above program.
Finally
We hope that after reading this article you understand how to configure a webcam, as this skill will help you in handling not only the camera, but also other peripheral devices. It is also worth noting that if someone requires money from you for a driver swap, then they are probably scammers, because such a software product by the standard is free and public.