Webcam not working only not on the Satellite - the unit is locked by another application

I use the webcam on the laptop on Skype that was fine one day following order.
I've updated the drivers and all, but I get a message on the toshiba webcam application indicating... .device is locked by another application... when I try in Skype, I get the message... cannot start video try closing other applications that may be using your webcam.

The problem is that I have no idea of what he does.
I do not use yahoo Messenger or any other program.

The only program that I've never used webcam for Skype is.

Help, please!

Hey Buddy,

Can send you more information about the exact model of laptop and operating system?

What drivers you have updated?

Usually if you reinstall the driver for the webcam, this should solve your problem and should make the webcam usable again. You can download the new software of the webcam on the official website of Toshiba.
In addition, I recommend using a registry cleaner like CCleaner which can remove old registry keys.

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