#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Camera error 0xA00F4244 -- "We can't find your camera" Fix : Reinstate the camera device Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-camera Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 20 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX It is missing from Device Manager or shows an error. HOW TO UNDO IT Disable-PnpDevice returns it to its previous state if it was disabled deliberately. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 4" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Camera error 0xA00F4244 -- "We can''t find your camera"' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Reinstate the camera device' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium Reversible 20 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Look for it, including hidden devices -- a disabled camera hides by default.' -Command { Get-PnpDevice -Class Camera,Image -Status OK,Error,Unknown | Format-Table Status,Class,FriendlyName,InstanceId } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'If it is disabled, enable it.' -Command { Get-PnpDevice -Class Camera | Where-Object Status -eq 'Error' | Enable-PnpDevice -Confirm:$false } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'If it is absent entirely, check the BIOS -- most business laptops can disable the camera at firmware level, and it then does not exist as far as Windows is concerned.' -Why 'A camera disabled in firmware produces exactly the same error as a driver fault, and no amount of work in Windows will find it. Checking the BIOS takes two minutes and rules out the invisible cause.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Reinstall the manufacturer''s camera and chipset drivers, and run a scan for hardware changes.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'pnputil /scan-devices' } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'The camera appears with status OK.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Get-PnpDevice -Class Camera | Format-Table FriendlyName,Status,Problem } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-camera' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Disable-PnpDevice returns it to its previous state if it was disabled deliberately.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule