HP Chromebook Webcam - Black Screen / Red Light Fix

Enable webcam on HP Chromebook for taking photos and recording videos. When you see a red light and a black screen, it is easy to misdiagnose this problem as a hardware or software issue. Thankfully
there is a quick and easy fix. This device has an on/off switch for your privacy and control over use of the webcam.

[@steph-re9ez]

thank you so much !! i don't know what i would have done without this , i was about to shed tears because i thought it was broken!! God bless you !

[@christinaulloa2250]

Thank you so much! You saved me a trip to best buy. We thought the camera was broken!

[@josephhulsey9492]

I’m so glad! We thought ours was broken too. I looked everywhere for a video like this with no luck. Take care, Christina

[@melissan6988]

Finally someone who actually helped!! I searched for days and tried everything!😭 Thank you so much!!! Can't believe that little button had me super stressed out 😂

[@dominicmclendon3385]

I mean for dayssss and it was this simple lol

[@graygato]

Brilliant!!!

[@devorahesses9889]

Same!! I'm like "OMG!! THANK YOU!!" Cannot believe it was that simple! Was tearing my hair out! 😂

[@normaruiz8870]

After hour of searching on setting finally someone who can help. Thanks so much. That was an easy fix

[@777razoreagle]

Literally the only guy to actually help lol thanks a bunch, I slapped my head when it worked

[@simonsilverleaf6601]

I watched about 20 different videos, did a powerwash and everything until I saw this video...... Thanks you my camera now works!

[@brettgeruntino8545]

So great to have someone give quick and simple explaination to this issue. Was going crazy.

[@greatestever6408]

Same! School just started and I need my camera for proctored exams. It'd be nice if the chromebook had a message stating that button is on

[@deniseallgeier8380]

You just saved me HOURS on the phone with tech support trying to figure this out. THANK YOU!!!

[@wendysnell5825]

THANK YOU!!!!!!! So many hours (and hours and hours and hours) of frustration before I found the answer here in your video!!!!!!!

[@Bibi-po4ec]

Thank you so much for this,i got so scared when the camera wasnt working.

[@lisapry4307]

I was checking everything!! I mean every single setting on my Chromebook. Thank you for saving my sanity! I have a friend who has a disability who video calls me and I haven't been able to get the camera to work. She is going to be so happy.

[@nicoledixon2132]

You are my hero. Would have been nice if the Chromebook came with instructions notating that. lol

[@alo679]

Thank you so much, I've searched for this for too long to admit. I will say maybe becasue I'm part colorblind I did not notice the ligtht was a different color. Thanks again!

[@crystalstar3488]

Seriously... thank you! The stress from not being able to figure that out! I appreciate the quick, simple solution you shared.

[@natalieventura6903]

oh my god you are a life saver i am going to enter classes tomorrow on zoom and did not know what i was gonna do . THANK YOU

[@gaolee7357]

OMG Thank you, i searched for days to turn this back on for my kids' ZOOMs!

[@tygiajames6888]

god finally someone who actually helped thank you bless yah soul

[@dominicmclendon3385]

Omg I didn’t kno what the issues was 😂😂😂 thanks so much I was headed to Best Buy!

[@lindseyperry454]

Thank you so much!! I googled for hours and this was the only helpful thing I found!!

[@petulaclarke3403]

Thank you this was very helpful i went through 8 videos till i got to yours.

[@lifewithbrii2894]

you literally saved me from buying a whole new laptop thank you !!

[@KimbleyIT]

Thanks - very useful. Thought we had a broken camera in a set we where deploying, the only one that had the switch set to off when unboxing them.

[@lataushamcdowell7615]

THANK YOU!! I was searching for days on how to fix this. You are the man!!

[@313Kid]

Bro! Thank you!! I swear the Internet had me thinking my new Chromebook was broken already 😂

[@kathyclark3002]

Thank you so much! I have been searching for this answer for weeks.

[@jesseward3909]

You sir just made this dad a superhero in his daughter's eyes! Thank you.

[@stretch3986]

You are a GENIUS!!!! I was about to reset my whole laptop because I tried everything they suggested. You just made my day!!

[@katet_33]

Oh my gosh, THANK YOU! I felt like I was going crazy. Nice to have finally figured this out.

[@harsaroya8528]

I really appreciate bro! The way you explained, it was so simple and quick. I watched many videos and wasted plenty of time trying to find out how the camera would turn on but people making long BS videos and I got no results. Your video, I give 10 out of 10❤ Thanks for your help and I feel many others would your video super helpful!!!

[@heatherlyone6664]

Oh my gosh I’ve been searching for months now thank you so much!!!!!

[@loitikilifi842]

Thank you so much 🤦🏽‍♀️ this was helpful, I thought something was wrong with this chrome book 😆

[@sgibson1626]

OMG!! Thank you so much! You were the only place I could find this info!

[@Faith.Drawss]

thank you i was trying to facetime my friends on my computer and my camera would not work! thank you so much for this tutorial! i did not realized i could do that for privacy reasons on my chromebook!

[@AshleyThomas0923]

thank you so much man i looked forever before finding your video... thanks so much

[@scottcarpenter5214]

Thanks so much, Joseph! I feel stupid but am so grateful!

[@annadreher4071]

Thank you!!!! I cannot beleive it was this simple!!! was panicking and thought i would have to take it back to the store! god bless.

[@laureneve94]

THANK YOU!! I feel so relieved! I also feel silly freaking out over something so simple and something I probably could have figured out myself if I tried hard enough! haha!
Many blessings :)

[@anjelicatova5188]

Thank you for a to the point HELPFUL AF video!!! Blessings to you brother. Merry christmas!

[@esme5097]

Wow! Thank you so much! For real man, you saved me a trip to Best Buy.

[@jacksaw7195]

OHHHHH MY GAWD thanks soooooo much I almost got kicked out from my online schooling for not having my camera on!!!! This helps so much!!!! and thank you for making this video so simple I will definitely watch more of your beds if you have suggestions if your stuck!!!

[@rubenadamyan8259]

Thanks a lot. Saved me days of troubleshooting.

[@sabrinagiordano3806]

I was going crazy trying to figure out what was wrong!! You saved me :)

[@evisiofaga1511]

thank you! this really helped I was about to go back to best buy to return the chromebook..

[@lucerogzz2565]

Thank you so much! I couldn’t get to a meeting today!!

[@bakkerbinxbeats]

Face palm!! Thank you so much, couldn't even get Geek Squad to figure that out!!

[@bigal47]

Thank you! I was in a panic, couldn't get into an important meeting with a new laptop.

[@breezestick-french-horn]

Bless your heart, Now I can actually interact with my teacher on our google meets :D

[@LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLO]

OMG YOU ARE A LIFESAVER!!! i was about to completely reset my chromebook! again THANK YOU!!

[@jennifercristobal8312]

Thank you!!! You saved me from getting kicked out of my class bc my camera wasn’t working lol

[@ErikaTheChaosManagerx4]

Thank you! I watched so many videos and this was that simple. 😅😅

[@ravenjanescythesmcc9642]

You absolute star, thank you so much for this x

[@greatestever6408]

Tysm!!!!! I wish the chromebook itself showed a little msg stating that button is on. I factory reset the whole thing, checked all settings, troubleshooted with guides on google and nothing. God bless you!

[@TeamboydoHockey]

Yes, thank you very much. Was going crazy and about to take it back

[@alexb2780]

Finally somebody that helped out. Almost reset the entire laptop

[@sherrilockwood1340]

Thank you!! This is just what I needed.

[@KPaigeEngle]

Thank you so much for your help with this!! We were racking our brains! You are the best!!! :)

[@michellehill6688]

Omg!!! I feel crazy for not knowing this …. Thank you so much!!!!

[@hilarytatechilderhose5885]

thank you!!! SO easy. Appreciate the video

[@mr.wolfxd8711]

Thank you so much!! That was super easy!!

[@pango529]

yay finally found someone who has the same chromebook as me so now i can turn on my camera during my classes ty

[@manonbinette853]

OMG we were laughing so hard at each other for not noticing this. We most likely hooked the button at one point 🤣

[@47lynchy47]

Brilliant thank you - I was just about to send back my new chromebook!

[@lorissatorres667]

OMG WOW I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS THAT EASY. LMAOO ive been trying to figure it out and it was so stressful thank uuuuu

[@alisasampson4273]

Thank you, so easy and helpful

[@elsuperdaniel6873]

bruh tysm because peoples was saying to restart ur chromebook, turn it off and and on again, bro im so happy i found this vid, i was having so must trouble lol

[@spikedtoaster9582]

my guy your a literal genious tysm!

[@ivannasanchez2968]

Thank you so much! 😭 I was crazy about it, I thought it was a problem of my computer 😅

[@prakashkchauhannn]

Thank you so much, after a lot of google to search this video helps :)

[@weebpetals5296]

this dude is a life saver

[@shaneherbert479]

Great help. Many thanks. Just subscribed.

[@Dylan-gi6jh]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! THIS HELPED ME SO MUCH!

[@dianamasias4624]

Thank you so much! I thought my camera was broken :( but thank you so much for this video :)

[@jessicalee711]

saved a little girls ability to do her school thank you!

[@sarinabibi1561]

I really gotta thank you for this one😭😭

[@hernandoplay]

clear, simple and easy… thnx!!!!!!!

[@kingkung82]

Thank you! Seems like they should tell you about this switch when you're trying to access the camera?

[@davidetim2664]

Thank you very much! You just made my day :)

[@kiranpritsahota5683]

Thank you very much for this video! if it wasnt for you i'd still be figuring out how to fix it! lol. so grateful! very good video!

[@claudinalcira3698]

Thank you. You save my day.

[@keenankelly7073]

Thank you! Would never have figured that out

[@radioearbug]

Forgot I set this. Thanks!

[@fitzgable]

Thank you! I had no idea! So I don't have to put a sticky note over my camera for privacy?

[@Nicoleangelaaa]

Very helpful thank you!

[@alexismoss1451]

Thank you!!!! So helpful

[@VinylBill1]

Oh My Freaking God !!!!!!! You are my Hero brother I was going bananas, how simple was that I was here for 2 hours going nuts!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I don't care if I feel dumb longest I got it going. God bless you.

[@dalasgoldies7414]

Thanks , helped my daughter out.

[@MargaritaLopez-xj1xd]

Very helpful! Thanks

[@peterzarrella3299]

Awesome! Thanks so much!

[@diegorocha6733]

Thank You!. I was getting ready to throw my chromebook in the trash til I watched your video!!

[@roshelltannen9698]

Thank you soooo much!!!

[@michaelbuck1471]

Thank you so much!!! You are awesome!!!!

[@rebeccahipkiss2131]

Thank you very helpful

[@QueenK97]

thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it may look like a small thing but you helped me so much. XD

[@AndreaGonzalez-gk8vu]

Very successful! Thank u

[@marthacea5943]

thank you thank you thank you....you rock dude

[@lingfeili2016]

Thank you so much!!

[@oliviameinert]

OMGG thank you so much!!

[@hamidrahimi8892]

Ur the best man life saver

[@acadiaemidy1715]

holy shit thank you we were going to return the chromebook until we saw this video! T.T

[@JenADewar]

So simple! haha. Thank you!!