Webcam/Camera not found [error message 0xA00F4244<NoCamerasAreAttached> ]

[Ude]

I don't have a camera driver in Device Manager, and the camera app gives me the following error message: 0xA00F4244<NoCamerasAreAttached>.  My laptop does not have a kill switch. The webcam specs for the laptop is "user facing". Any assistance would be appreciated.

[praveen196]

@Ude Welcome to HP Community!

I understand that you are getting a 0xA00F4244 error.

Please perform the below steps and check.

1. Check drivers

1. Right-click the Start menu and choose Device Manager.
   
2. Navigate to Imaging devices and expend to sub-menu in order to see your camera.
3. Right-click on the camera device and select Update driver.
   

If your driver is up to date but the issue is resilient, there’s a chance the latest driver update broke the camera for you. In this case, we advise you to try and rollback the camera driver.

1. Right-click the Start menu and choose Device Manager.
2. Navigate to Imaging devices and expend to sub-menu in order to see your camera.
3. Right-click on the camera device and open Properties.
4. In the Driver tab, click on the Roll Back Driver button.

Finally, the fact that you have a proper driver may not suffice. Namely, generic drivers aren’t exactly the best fitted for the job.

True, sometimes Windows Update will provide you with the official drivers, but it’s always the safest bet to download drivers from the official site of the equipment manufacturer.

2. Run the Store Apps Troubleshooter

1. Press Windows key + I to open the Settings app.
2. Choose Update & security.
3. Select Troubleshoot from the left pane.
4. Scroll to the bottom and click on Store Apps.
5. Click on the Run the troubleshooter button.
   

After running the troubleshooter, check if the error 0xa00f4244 is still present in the Camera app.

3. Scan for malware

1. First, open Windows Defender from the notification area.
2. Choose Virus & threat protection.
3. Select Scan Offline.
4. Your PC will restart and the scanning procedure should commence.
5. After that, open Windows Defender again.
6. Select Virus & threat protection.
7. Open Virus & threat protection settings and enable the Cloud-based protection.
8. Restart your PC and check the camera again.

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4. Tweak registry

1. In the Windows Search bar, type regedit.
2. Right-click the Registry Editor and run it as an administrator.
3. Click on File, choose Export, and backup your registry. If something goes wrong, you can restore it with ease. In addition, you can create a Restore Point, just in case.
4. Now, follow this path:
   • For 32 bit system:

     • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows media foundationPlatform 

   • For 64-bit system:

     • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWOW6432NodeMicrosoftWindows media foundationPlatform

5. Right-click in the right window and choose New > DWORD (32) Value.
   
6. Name this value EnableFrameServerMode.
7. Right-click and choose to Modify this newly created registry value.
8. Set its value to 0 (zero) and save changes.
9. Restart your PC and you should be good to go.

Because of the difference in encoding standard certain cameras just won’t work in Windows 10, and that can lead to error 0xa00f4244 in the Camera app, but this registry change should fix that.

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