camera icon appear unsolicited on screen

[Prudence25]

A camera icon appears on screen without me doing anything. it's very bothersome. How can I make sure this ends?

[Irfan_06]

Hi @Prudence25,

Welcome to HP Support Community.

Thank you for posting your query, I will be glad to help you.

I see that you are facing an issue with your laptop.

Kindly follow the steps below to fix the issue.

Try reinstalling the Webcam driver from Device Manager

 - Select the Start  button, type Device Manager, and select it from the list of results.
- Look for Camera or Imaging Device and expand the List
- Look for Camera driver then right-click it, and select Update Driver.
- Select Search automatically for updated driver software.

- If these steps don't work, try reinstalling the driver: Open Device Manager, right-click the Camera driver and select Uninstall. Restart your PC and Windows will attempt to reinstall the driver.

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I hope this helps.

Take care and have a good day.

Irwin6

HP Support