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
    2023-12-20T05:36:00+00:00

    Oh my god I figured out how to get it back on my computer! The camera option completely went missing from the device manager, so I decided to try something different. I went to the ( device manager) then the ( sound, video and game controllers) I right cliecked on that actually on that exact title, (not anything in the sub-catagories) and hit (scan for hardware changes) and sure enough it put the camera driver back in the device manager list. My camera is back on, unfortunately still blurry, but it's back and now I can figure out the blurry part. FIX THIS MICROSOFT!!! thanks

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-20T17:09:46+00:00

    I have tried that but nothing is working for me, it was fine before I took it to the repair shop and now it won't work no matter what I try. It's really sad because I have some meetings to do and with my camera not working it will not be good for me. Checking for new hardware on the sound, video and game controllers tab does nothing... I would really appreciate it if someone found a fix for it.

    Alan

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-01T12:35:00+00:00

    This is not working for me as well. I brought this computer 4 months ago and now I don't have a working camera because of this issue. What's happening microsoft? Please help.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-01-25T05:31:53+00:00

    Hi,

      I have a Dell 5289 laptop and faced the "camera not found in device manager" issue recently after a long windows update on Jan 22. None of the suggested "fixes" worked and I thought that the camera hardware had some issue and may need replacement. But being a tech enthusiast for over three decades I decided to remove the updates but still the camera was not showing in the device manager!!  I then reflashed the BIOS via USB drive. Lo and behold !! the camera was now in the device manager and working fine !!

    So, microsoft please do check your updates thoroughly befoe they are released to the public....nobody wants nuisance.

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