Windows 10 update breaks camera for millions of users

By Darren Orf
Updated August 29 2016 - 12:13am, first published 7:56am
Windows 10's Anniverary Update was supposed to improve many of the system's features, but in at least one case it's done the opposite.
Windows 10's Anniverary Update was supposed to improve many of the system's features, but in at least one case it's done the opposite.

Microsoft's big Anniversary Update for Windows 10 went live earlier this month. With it came improved pen performance, new Cortana features and an all around better Windows. Two weeks later, it's become clear that the Anniversary update has some big problems. First, some users were plagued with a system-wide freeze after logging into Windows, and now tech blog Thurrott reports that the OS is killing certain webcams.

Get the latest St George news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.