Web cameras connected to millions of PCs can not be used with Anniversary Update of Windows 10

ByDAVID BURILLO

In Anniversary Update of Windows 10 delivered on August 2, 2016, communication speed decreased, PC setting reset, andPC freezesIn addition to this, we found that millions of PCs are in a condition that webcams can not be used.

MJPG encoded media type is not available for USB / UVC web-cameras after Windows 10 version 1607 (OS Build 14393.10 'anniversary)) update
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsdesktop/en-US/9d6a8704-764f-46df-a41c-8e9d84f7f0f3/mjpg-encoded-media-type-is-not-available-for-usbuvc-webcameras-after-windows-10-version-1607-os


Microsoft Has Broken Millions Of Webcams With Windows 10 Anniversary Update - Thurrott.com
https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/76719/microsoft-broken-millions-webcams-windows-10-anniversary-update


The problem occurred when the corresponding codecMJPEG (Motion JPEG)OrH.264USB connection webcam. This was caused by stopping correspondence between MJPEG and H.264 on Windows side.

Mr. less_is_more who made a post on this issue in the Windows Dev Center forum compares MJPEG after applying the Anniversary Update (Windows 10 version 1607) and before applying it (Windows 10 version 1511) We have made concrete indications that the part replaced by NV12 or YUY2.

GitHub - leok 7v / uvc_mjpg_win 10
https://github.com/leok7v/uvc_mjpg_win10

This problemLogitech C 920It also happens with major web cameras like, for example, that it is in a state that it will freeze if you run Skype in about a minute or so.

As a way to overcome the problem, Rafael Rivera shows how to solve problems by changing the registry.

HKLM \ SOFTWARE \ WOW6432Node \ Microsoft \ Windows Media Foundation \ Platform, add DWORD "EnableFrameServerMode" and set to 0.#webcamgate

- Rafael Rivera (@ Within Rafael)August 19, 2016

The method opens the registry editor, opens the key of "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ WOW6432Node \ Microsoft \ Windows Media Foundation \ Platform", creates "EnableFrameServerMode" with the new DWORD value, and sets the value to "0".


Mr. Mike M, who is in charge of the camera team of Windows, has made many corrections similar to the above, so we will revise it in September. For the time being, it will be OK if you wait a month for another person who will manage without a webcam.