Microsoft Teams Camera Goes Dark Mid-Meeting Without Recovery
Teams users experience camera failure during active meetings with no in-app recovery option. Standard troubleshooting steps like clearing data and restarting do not fix the issue, while the same camera works on competing platforms — indicating a Teams-specific bug.
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