Windows 10: Cameras Disappear Surface 8 -- Win 24H2 ??

After years of no camera issues, Surface 8 now has no cameras. Recent install of W11 24H2.No face recognition at signin, in camera app or Zoom.Troubleshooter finds nothingBT & Devices: "camera preview failed to start". Device manager shows 1 "Intel TGL AVStream camera"Reboots and update checks do nothing/.

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Camera on surface tablet

Hi,

You may flip the camera on your Surface by going in to the camera app settings. Kindly refer to the steps below:

• Open the Camera App on your Surface.
• Swipe down from the top of the camera window (this brings up the Camera Options, as seen below.)
• Tap Change Camera.
  
• Take picture as usual.
• Tap Change Camera again if you would like the camera to facing you.

Let us know if you will need further assistance.

 

looking for apps which will sync between Surface and Win 8 phone

My suggestion is to use

OneNote with a notebook hosted on your FREE Skydrive storage. Super simple to setup, and both your surface and win phone will work great. By the way this is the default architecture for "My Rooms' in Win Phone. It posts a new notebook to your skydrive.
Then you can just go to your surface open up onenote and sync your notebooks with skydrive.



Good luck.

 

microsoft edge and the surface pro 3 camera

Hi Ian,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. Let me help you to fix the issue.



Let’s try simple troubleshooting steps and check if this helps in resolving the issue. I suggest you to go to the below link Microsoft article, and go to the section If you have problem with your webcam and try the steps.

How to use the Camera app - Microsoft Support



Also, you can visit the below link for more information.

Take photos and videos with Surface - Microsoft Support



Hope this help. Let us know the status.