Users frequently snap webcam photos using the default Windows 11/10 Camera app. Yet, some encounter an error code when clicking the "take photo" button, displaying “0xA00F424F PhotoCaptureFileCreationFailed (0x80131500).”
The accompanying error message laments, “Sorry, we weren’t able to save the photo.” Resultantly, the Camera app refuses to save new photos. Here's how you can rectify the “photo capture file creation failed” error on Windows.