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Is the Microsoft LifeCam cinema camera from ten years ago still supported in windows 11?
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The Microsoft LifeCam Cinema (Model: H5D-00013), released around 2009-2010, can still work on Windows 11.
But Microsoft has stopped official support for this, and Windows 11 uses typically generic USB video device driver.
"Additional software, firmware, or drivers are no longer available because Windows 10/11 has all the necessary software to support Microsoft LifeCam cameras."
Ref:
Firmware, drivers, and software for Microsoft LifeCam cameras
I discovered that it seems only compatible with USB 2
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Hello,
Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.
Yes, Microsoft LifeCam cinema is still supported in Windows 11 by built-in drivers and software.
If you face any issue when using LifeCam cinema please kindly let us know.
I hope the information above is helpful.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to let us know.
Best regards，
Jill Zhou
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lol the information above is now incorrect. As Microsoft updated my camera driver and it stopped working. Only a rollback to the 2006 driver fixed it. So so far in the process to push out windows 11, you broke my camera with a dodgy driver, nevermind you removed a lock screen app from the Microsoft store, and at the same time broke desktop themes in windows 10. It now says Windows Spotlight, no matter which picture is used on the theme, and doesnt save new themes with the correct image.....I have used windows since 1995B on 31 floppy disks. Been a Microsoft Insider for 8 years. And so far this rollout of windows 11 is the worst decision in your history.
