Can't use my webcam on Vmware Workstation

I have a Vmware ubuntu 15.04 virtual machine, and I can't acces my buil-in lenovo webcam; when i run Cheese it says: "no device found" and when i type lsusb on the terminal, no webcam is shown. I tried Vm->removable devices->Acer Lenovo EasyCamera->Connect(disconnect from host) but it said "The connection for the usb device "Acer Lenovo EasyCamera" was unsuccessful"

How can I fix this? thanks

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I have a VMWare Workstation 15 Pro on my Windows 10 (Host). I have attached an image showing the 2 easy steps:

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1. Power up your Guest OS in VMWare Workstation
2. Below the Guest OS screen, you will see a bar with hardware shortcuts for the Guest OS
3. On the bar's right there are icons for "Hard Disk", "Network Adapter", "Mouse"...
4. Find "Integrated Webcam" > "Connect (Disconnect from Host)"

This will disconnect the integrated cam of your device from your Host OS and connect it to the Guest OS. If you have multiple Guest OS running, you can simply follow the above steps to change the integrated-cam connection to any OS from previously connected Host or Guest OS.

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