Hope this helps others who have been in my situationĪfter installing the software and restarting, the device popped up again and I was able to use the FN + F4 key once more to enable/disable the webcam. In this post we will try to fix this problem by several methods to get rid of. Enabling/disabling it still does not work via Dragon Center, and if you uninstall SCM you will not be able to turn the webcam off again via the hotkeys but at least this is a way forward to be able to enable/disable it If that doesnt work, or your camera is built-in to your device, try this: Select Start, enter device manager, then select it from the search results.
If youre using an external camera, try using it with a different USB port on your device first. Scanning for hardware changes, and running troubleshootersīelieve it or not, but what solved it for me was actually installing the MSI SCM software that is not even for this model.Īfter installing the software and restarting, the device popped up again and I was able to use the FN + F4 key once more to enable/disable the webcam. Try a different USB port and scan for hardware changes.Installing the previous version of that software via the offline installer.Reinstalling MSI Dragon Center and MSI SDK.
Things I tried before finding this solution Is your MSI webcam not working This video will show you how to fix the error code 0xa00f4244 that appears when you try and use your MSI camera. After closing open apps, close and restart the app youre trying to use the camera in (e.g., Chrome, WhatsApp) and see if it works. If youre not sure which app is using it, close everything thats open. It is missing in Device Manager, even if you view hidden devices (no imaging devices or cameras shown) If you see a light on or near your webcams lens (typically red or green), the camera is probably in use by an app or website. The webcam becomes unavailable and no application can use it, even if you have it enabled in Dragon Center. I have myself had issues since the latest version of Dragon Center was released, along with the subsequent Windows Updates being installed as well.