Pro 14 Plus PB14250, freezes when using webcam with Teams and slowness
Hello Dell Team,
We have been investigating a small number of Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14250 devices reporting performance degradation, primarily during Microsoft Teams meetings when the integrated camera is enabled.
Following Microsoft's recent guidance, we deployed the recommended updates (July 18th hotpatch & OOB patch) and observed improvements across most affected devices. However, we still have a few isolated cases where users report occasional Teams video call lagging despite having the latest BIOS, graphics, camera, and platform driver updates installed.
During our investigation, we also noticed similarities with the symptoms described in this thread, where performance issues appear to be closely associated with camera usage during Teams calls.
Could Dell confirm whether there are any additional known issues, advisories, or recommended validation steps specifically for PB14250 devices that continue to experience:
Teams video call lagging
Performance degradation when the integrated camera is enabled
Intermittent webcam-related responsiveness issues despite current drivers and BIOS
Additionally, has Dell identified any correlation with specific docking stations, Intel NPU/IPF components, AI camera features, or driver combinations that may contribute to these symptoms?
Note: We have made sure that all the devices are updated with latest windows updates and drivers are fully updated with Dell command update tool, nothing is pending.
Any guidance or findings from Dell engineering would be greatly appreciated.
I have a Satechi TB4 dock but I use the supplied camera on whichever machine I am using. No issues using teams.
The recent updates may have mangled windows 11. I have had my fair share of issues with Dell but eventually problems are fixed. Problems with the latest Dell machines are par for the course.
I suggest reboot when the camera is malfunctioning. This will allow windows 11 to try fresh loading drivers. I see issues on many Dell machines but Microsoft suggests big improvements with 26H2 when it finally ships. 26H2 is now in testing.
I’ve been keeping an eye on similar webcam and Teams issues on Dell laptops as well. I’m wondering if the Dell 15 laptops are seeing anything similar with the newer BIOS and Windows updates, especially when the integrated camera is enabled.
AFAIK UEFI updates are coming out even for older machines. Older machines may need to update core certificates which are needed as Microsoft's certificates expired. Usually the TPM handles this but the UEFI has some hand in it for secure boot.
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I have a Satechi TB4 dock but I use the supplied camera on whichever machine I am using. No issues using teams.
The recent updates may have mangled windows 11. I have had my fair share of issues with Dell but eventually problems are fixed. Problems with the latest Dell machines are par for the course.
I suggest reboot when the camera is malfunctioning. This will allow windows 11 to try fresh loading drivers. I see issues on many Dell machines but Microsoft suggests big improvements with 26H2 when it finally ships. 26H2 is now in testing.