Reset the settings to default and exit Skype.

Go to Skype Settings and click on the Audio & Video section.

Right-click on the programs that might be using your camera (Zoom, Teams, etc.) and select End task. So, launch the Task Manager and go to the Processes tab. Even if you don’t see them in the taskbar, they may still be running in the background. Launch the Task Manager and check if other apps or programs are using your camera.

Then click on the Driver tab and select Roll Back driver.

Relaunch the Device Manager, right-click on your Display drivers, and select Properties.

Rollback your drivers and check the results. For example, Nvidia drivers 460.79 or 460.89 released in December 2020 consistently triggered this issue. On the other hand, if this issue occurred shortly after you updated your graphics driver version, maybe the new driver brought along some unexpected bugs.

Follow the same steps to update or reinstall your display drivers.Īlternatively, you can manually download the latest graphics drivers from NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel.

Restart your computer to install the latest camera drivers.

Your computer will automatically uninstall your camera drivers.

If the issue persists, select Uninstall device.

Right-click on Camera and select Update driver.

Then locate your Camera and Display drivers.

Update or reinstall your drivers and check if the issue is gone. Outdated or corrupted camera and graphics drivers may be the reason why Skype videos appear black and white. Maybe you accidentally enabled the black and white option.

Go to your webcam settings and check if there’s a dedicated option for color or black and white.

You can also unplug the camera and reconnect it to a different USB port. If you’re using a webcam, make sure it’s properly plugged in. Click on it to install the latest Skype app version. If there’s a newer app version available, you’ll get an update notification. Let’s explore what’s causing this bug and how you can fix it. Interestingly enough, this issue seems to frequently affect Logitech cameras. What’s even more confusing is that sometimes the screen’s corner is still in color while the rest of the video is black and white.

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