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In my case, when I went into Device Manager, my built-in and HP USB webcams appeared, so I know they were being recognized by my operating system.

MS have to be really careful and make sure the quality of every release and don't just release it to be "good enough", since media will going to sensationalize it. Windows 10 reputation is at stake here and MS in general. Still sucks for those experience these issues, which isn't just regular users but even on some enterprises according to the articles. Gladly, even my old 2010 laptop that I installed with Windows 10 AU doesn't have webcam problems.

If MS wants UWP to be the primary platform for Windows in the future, they have to make sure its quality not to be "just enough". Microsoft really needs to raise-up the bar on quality standard to UWP to lessen these domino effect issues. I hope they're already doing to fix the actual root cause.

What's intersting is the main decision why they remove those codes is because of Windows Store apps having performance issue with it, so the decision is to remove the codec altogether rather than finding the root issue of the overall Windows Store apps framework on why its having an issue in the first place. Which makes me think if they ever review devices that Microsoft ever certified in the first place before making the decision. Windows 10 on Windows Central – All you need to know.More Windows 10 resourcesįor more help articles, coverage, and answers on Windows 10, you can visit the following resources: The company claims that the decision was made to prevent performance issues due to the change on how Windows Store apps can now access the camera features with the Anniversary Update.Īre you experiencing freezing issues on your webcam? Did the workaround work on your Windows 10 PC? Let us know in the comments below.

Make a note of this change for later in September when the official fix comes out so you can undo this fix if necessary.Īccording to one member of the Microsoft's Windows Camera team, the problem is caused by the Anniversary Update removing support for two video compression formats, including MJPEG and H.264 codecs on Windows 10, and opting to support YUY2 encoding instead. Once your computer restarts test your USB camera one more time, perhaps making a Skype video call, and now you should no longer experience the freezing issue.