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Hello I need help installing a new Camera driver to my Hp desktop. I tried to ask Microsoft support and they told me to come here and and ask you guys to help install

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1 - enter "camera" in the windows search box. An error message may appear. If so, click "Get Help". If there is no "Get Help" then read this article.

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2 - Look at the keyboard function keys for a camera icon such as


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if you see anything like that the press it and see if the camera starts working. It could also be a physical device such as a switch or a cover that closes over the lens. Some AIOs have an On Screen Display and that might have camera control for on/off. I do not have your particular system so am guessing.

Official HP camera troubleshooting guide read this.

Microsoft recommended troubleshooting windows 11, 10


3 - Try a repair of windows system files. From the administrator command prompt enter as explained below


SFC /scannow



How to use SFC or DISM to repair Windows

just do the SFC. If you see a message that corrupted files were fixed then reboot. The only time to do the DISM is if the SFC reports it found problems but cannot repair it.

4 - Did this happen recently, like just after a windows update?

Try rolling back the driver
Did you try rolling back the camera driver?

It could be the camera driver or the USB driver if the camera is connected to the USB. Many internal cameras are connected to the USB.

In the pictures below you would select the camera driver and then look for 'rollback'

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If camera driver is the problem

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If the problem is the wrong USB driver for the camera

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If you cannot rollback the driver then try to find the best one or let windows try. One way is to just uninstall the camera and reboot as described in this official HP document..

The below post, unfortunately, is complicated but is useful if there is no camera drivers at the HP website to download.

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebooks-Archive-Read-Only/HP-Wide-Vision-HD-Camera-DRIVERS/m-p/82160...

 

Please provide the Product ID or exact model name for better assistance. Preferably the full product ID including the characters after the # symbol. 


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