Non functional camera

[ggoka]

My Hp Ekitebook Folio 1040 g3 not working. Keep geeting the error code 0XAOOF4244 No camerasareattached

[Samrit26]

Hello,

Got it. I’ll be very direct and technical here, because on the HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G3, error 0xA00F4244 – No cameras are attached is a known failure pattern with clear causes.

This is not a Windows app issue by itself.

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What this error actually means (important)

0xA00F4244 means:

Windows cannot detect the camera device at the hardware/driver level

So Windows isn’t “blocking” the camera — it genuinely thinks no camera exists.

On the 1040 G3, that points to one of four things:

1. Camera disabled in BIOS

2. Camera driver missing / corrupted

3. Camera privacy circuit (kill switch) engaged

4. Camera module or cable failure (very common on G3)

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Step 1 – Check BIOS camera setting (must do first)

This is the fastest check.

1. Power OFF

2. Power ON → tap F10 repeatedly

3. Go to:

   • Advanced

   • Built-in Device Options

4. Make sure:

   • Integrated Camera = Enabled

Save & Exit.

If it was disabled → that was the issue.

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Step 2 – Check Device Manager (critical diagnosis)

In Windows:

1. Right-click Start

2. Open Device Manager

3. Expand:

   • Cameras

   • Imaging Devices

   • Universal Serial Bus devices

Tell me what you see:

• “HP HD Camera” → driver issue

• “Unknown USB device” → cable/module issue

• Nothing camera-related at all → hardware or BIOS issue

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Step 3 – Reinstall the correct HP camera driver

Do not use Windows Update drivers.

1. Go to HP Support → EliteBook Folio 1040 G3

2. Download:

   • HP HD Camera Driver

3. Install

4. Reboot

Also install:

• HP Hotkey Support (required for privacy features)

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Step 4 – Check camera privacy feature (very important on this model)

The 1040 G3 has hardware-level privacy control.

• Some units have a physical camera shutter

• Others use Fn + key combination (varies by region)

Try:

• Fn + F8 (common)

• Watch for on-screen camera icon

If privacy is ON → Windows will show no camera attached.

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Step 5 – Windows privacy permissions (secondary)

Only matters if camera appears in Device Manager.

1. Settings → Privacy & Security → Camera

2. Turn ON:

   • Camera access

   • Let apps access your camera

   • Let desktop apps access your camera

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When this becomes a confirmed hardware fault

If:

• Camera is enabled in BIOS

• Driver is installed

• Privacy is OFF

• Camera does not appear at all in Device Manager

➡️ The camera cable or module has failed.

This is very common on the 1040 G3 due to:

• Thin lid design

• Cable fatigue near the hinge

Repair reality:

• Camera is not repairable by software

• Requires display disassembly

• Usually replaced as:

  • Camera module

  • Or full display assembly