# Is your webcam working? Do you have Windows 10? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 20, 2016, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-webcam-working-do-you-have-windows-10/763376 "2016-08-20T03:23:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-webcam-working-do-you-have-windows-10/763376/1 "2016-08-20T03:23:04Z")
The webcam on my wife’s computer wasn’t working yesterday. She took it to the university’s IT (nice perk) today and they were able to verify that the camera itself works but won’t interact with Skype, Panopto, etc. And then I found this article … [arsTECHNICA](http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/08/windows-10-anniversary-update-breaks-most-webcams/) Newish Sony VAIO laptop ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-webcam-working-do-you-have-windows-10/763376/2 "2016-08-20T09:30:50Z")
> [@steatopygia](#): > > The webcam on my wife’s computer wasn’t working yesterday. She took it to the university’s IT (nice perk) today and they were able to verify that the camera itself > works but won’t interact with Skype, Panopto, etc. > > And then I found this article … > > [arsTECHNICA](http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/08/windows-10-anniversary-update-breaks-most-webcams/) > > Newish Sony VAIO laptop Ever since I read that it is technically possible to switch laptop cameras on remotely, I have a neat piece of black tape stuck over the lens. > **[How hackers can switch on your webcam and control your computer](https://www.smh.com.au/technology/how-hackers-can-switch-on-your-webcam-and-control-your-computer-20130328-2gvwv.html)** > > A NSW teenager is among a community of hackers spying on unwitting victims. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-webcam-working-do-you-have-windows-10/763376/3 "2016-08-20T09:43:51Z")
Mine works. Toshiba Satellite w/Windows 10 ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-webcam-working-do-you-have-windows-10/763376/4 "2016-08-20T10:16:18Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > Ever since I read that it is technically possible to switch laptop cameras on remotely, I have a neat piece of black tape stuck over the lens. I have an eclipse glass set over mine. I’ve just checked and my camera still works. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2016, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-your-webcam-working-do-you-have-windows-10/763376/5 "2016-08-20T10:51:29Z")
I have a USB plugin webcam on my desktop tower, used it Wednesday night, seemed fine.\* But then, for some reason, neither of my windows 10 machines seem to have gotten the anniversary update yet! - (Well, once I first figured out where the webcam itself had fallen when it mysteriously fell off the top of my computer monitor, and then hit the button to actually turn it on in google hangouts… 😉 )