Windows hello will not strat external camera on external HP monitor when settting up

Simon Blair 20 Reputation points
2025-11-21T09:47:23.6566667+00:00

I have an HP omnibook laptop attached through a HP G2 dock to a HP E27M conferance monitor.

I have the ESS setting set correctly.

When setting up windows hello it says "cannot start camera"

I have updated drivers...nothing works but the laptop camera woks when opening the laptop

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
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Haien-L 7,740 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2025-11-21T23:26:54.66+00:00

Dear Simon Blair

Thanks for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A Forum!  

I understand you're having trouble with your laptop's built-in camera not being detected. The incident where an inbuilt camera is not being found or detected by the system is typically not a failure of the Windows operating system itself, but a disruption in the communication pathway between the hardware and the software. 

 To tailor this perfectly, could you share: 

  • Does the HP E27M monitor camera work for general tasks (e.g., in a Teams meeting or the Windows Camera app) even if it fails in the Windows Hello setup? 
  • Any error codes when opening the Camera app (like 0xA00F4244)? 
  • Does it work in other apps like Teams or Zoom? 

 In the meantime, you can try my suggestions for Windows 11 and let me know anything news from it: 

  • Search [Power Options] > [Change plan settings] > [Change advanced power settings] > [USB settings] > [USB selective suspend] > Set to [Disabled] (plugged in & battery). 
  • Search for [Get Help] in the [Start] menu > Search [Camera] > [Run the troubleshooter]. 
  • [Settings] > [Privacy & security] > [Camera] > Turn on [Camera access] and [Let apps access your camera] 
  • Right-click [Start] > [Device Manager] > Expand "Cameras" (or "Imaging devices" if not listed) > Right-click your camera > [Update driver] > [Search automatically]. 
  • Download latest HP Thunderbolt Dock G2 firmware and HP EliteDisplay E27m G2 drivers/firmware from hp.com/support. 

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