That's what HP Mini 1000 owners are finding, after the company shipped the netbooks with a protective black-tinted film stuck across the webcam.

Well, that was fast -- we were wondering where that Gear Diary video of an HP employee fixing the defective webcam on a Vivienne Tam Mini 1000 went, and it turns out that it was pulled at ol ...

It turns out there’s a good reason for the dark camera: HP has placed a thin piece of film over the webcam, possibly to protect it during the manufacturing process. If you want to improve the ...

How to Troubleshoot an HP Webcam. Video-conferencing is an effective way for your business to communicate with clients, and if your HP laptop includes a built-in webcam, you can run Skype and ...

Some Chromebook models, especially those offered by HP, have a dedicated privacy switch to turn off the webcam. As expected, your Chromebook camera won’t work if you accidentally enable the ...

Windows 10 and 11 have built-in troubleshooters that can help solve various Windows issues, including the camera not working. Here are the steps to run the camera troubleshooter on Windows 11 ...