Reset camera permission on Windows becomes the fix once Chrome has filed a site under "Never allow," so a live video chat sits on a black square with no prompt in sight. That happens because Chrome keeps one stored answer instead of asking again, and only a manual reset changes it back.
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Why Chrome keeps saying no
The refusal lives in Chrome's own Site settings list, kept apart from anything Windows tracks. That list holds every address that ever asked, whether it opened as a one-on-one webcam chat or a live video calling app. Edge, built on the same engine, not android mobile, keeps its own separate copy, so a reset camera permission on Windows fix done here changes nothing there.
Reset camera permission on Windows, step by step
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Open this site's own settings Open the padlock or tune icon by the address bar for Site settings; a Reset permissions button appears once Chrome has a changed answer stored.
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Clear the whole Camera list Chrome's Camera page under Site settings lists every address once marked Not allowed, each removable with the Delete icon beside it.
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Check which camera is default That same page names a default device with a Down arrow to switch it, useful when two cameras are plugged in.
A picture that returns with video call no sound is a different fix; microphone not working has its own page.
If the reset alone doesn't fix it
Reset permissions doesn't show up for this site
That button only appears once a preference has changed from default; if the site was never answered before, try the Camera page's list instead.
The picture still stays black after resetting
Windows keeps a separate camera switch, apart from anything Chrome remembers, and needs its own check first.
A managed work laptop won't keep the new answer
Some devices lock camera settings under a company policy that overrides Chrome; that needs an administrator, not another reset.
