Camera Missing In Device Manager

Anonymous
2023-05-27T22:08:35+00:00

My Camera is not showing in Device Manager.

Before I did a scan for any changes I noticed the name in which I named my computer during one of the requests when setting up the Windows 11 installation was not there however after the scan the name was there and when I opened it there was the option to add drivers. My question is should I proceed with adding the drivers?

I just purchased a new computer and went through the motions of installing Windows and I have the same going on in this computer. It's like a spreading cancer however when I check the properties of what folders I do have scattered around the first part of the path after the user is One Drive. Has One Drive taken over my computers?

Kenneth

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-05-28T17:55:48+00:00

    Hello everyone, I was able to fix it!

    DIOS MIO this thing about the built-in camera not working was a whole thing, but I was able to fix it in my computer, I did every single step of this comment section from the very first reply to the last and I recommend you do all of them as well depending on your situation.

    What I think fixed my issue in the end was to install HP Support Assistant since I have an HP Laptop and went to the "Updates" square and clicked there and I downloaded the two updates that were available for my computer. One of them was a BIOS update, (i still dont fully understand what BIOS update really is even tho i searched it up, if you want to try this fix you should DEFINITELY search it up and understand it) I downloaded the update and installed it, the update required a restart so I restarted my computer and after it was done I went straight to the camera and it still didn't fix my issue, so i gave up and left my computer (I was doing this from 6 am to around 9 am) When I came back to check my computer at 12:30 or something IT WAS FIXED.

    I looked through the "Events" of the camera driver in Device Manager and it said the camera/driver of the camera had been configured and started (started working) at around 8:30 am. I assume what fixed this was the updates I installed but it could also be a combination of the things I did to fix it. If anyone has any questions I'll try my best to help.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-05-29T14:28:02+00:00

    So all files would remain in One Drive then

    Kenneth

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-05-29T09:22:48+00:00

    Which folders like the Desktop folder, photos, music, videos ETC be in? Will they be in a local folder?

    Kenneth

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-05-29T01:45:03+00:00

    What will the gain be? as for some reason file history is not recognizing my external hard drive.

    Wouldn't it be better to do a fresh install of Windows and sadly have to start all over again? I had thousands upon thousands of folders with subfolders and documents within them just to have File History not recognize my external Hard drive. So much for savings one's materials on a hard drive.

    Kenneth

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-05-28T14:43:10+00:00

    Is the privacy mode that you are referring too is the Microsoft New In Privacy mode as per the three dots on the upper right side?

    I noticed that the upgrade that you are referring to is for Windows 10. Is this OK?

    When I do this upgrade will it also bring any bad paths or what ever is bad along with it?

    Kenneth

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