Skype Locks Computer when Using Webcam

It seems every time Skype access my webcam, a Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000, my computer completely locks after a few seconds.  This is true for both the latest version of the desktop client and the web client. I'm running Windows 10 Pro which is fully patched and drivers current. I have tried everything and nothing has worked.  The webcam works with every other video chat platform with no issue. I have 2 graphics cards.  Disabling the secondary did not work. Uninstalling and reinstalling Skype did not work. Formatting and reinstalling Windows did not work. Until there is a solution, I will happily use Google Hangouts for my video chat needs.

That's why everybody needs to zip their text files.  Zip files are allowed.  There are two possibilities for this type of failure. 1. USB issues -  It's best to connect the camera directly to the computer.  If you have the option to try non-USB 3 ports, try that as well.  If going through a hub make sure nothing else is connected to it and that it is powered.  You can also try other USB ports that you haven't used in the past to see if anything changes. 2.  Video driver/configuration issues -  This is probably a more likely culprit in this situation.  Some AMD cards have had problems with Skype.  Some of the HD series as well as the R7/9 series.  Some of this can be due to what's packaged with the Catalyst/Omega software.  One such possibility is the H.264 encoder.  You can try renaming the  amdh264enc32.dll file on your machine to something else so that it isn't loaded into memory.  Another option is to try to perform a minimal install of the existing drivers.  Your options are limited since there aren't too many Windows 10 compatible drivers released by ATI.  Ultimately your remaining option may be to downgrade to a previous release like 6.14. http://community.skype.com/t5/Windows-desktop-client/ASUS-USB2-0-Webcam-not-recognized-by-Skype-6-18-0-106/m-p/3460911/highlight/true#M289818

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