Camera on VM

Nain, Sandeep 0 Reputation points
2021-06-08T15:16:18.587+00:00

How I can enable the camera in my VM? I am using Zoom on my VM and not able to see camera

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  1. Leon Laude 85,666 Reputation points
    2021-06-08T15:20:27.153+00:00

    Hi anonymous user,

    Which hypervisor are you running?

    If you are running a virtual machine on Hyper-V (on-premises), then you can follow the following guide as an example:
    Connecting a Webcam and USB Audio to a Hyper-V VM

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    Best regards,
    Leon

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  2. JiayaoZhu 3,911 Reputation points
    2021-06-09T03:00:06.047+00:00

    Hi,

    Thanks for posting on our forum!

    Based on your descriptions, I would like to check something first:

    1) Have you checked your settings for camera on Zoom itself? See the troubleshooting:

    https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/202952568-My-video-camera-isn-t-working

    Please note: Information posted in the given link is hosted by a third party. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy and effectiveness of information.

    2) Like @Leon Laude said, if you use Hyper-V platform, then try the link he gave you, or our Microsoft public document on guiding you on enabling camera on your VM hand by hand:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/learn-more/use-local-resources-on-hyper-v-virtual-machine-with-vmconnect

    3) If you have any problems when you operating, please check this blog which has a similar issue with yours:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/351455/usb-webcam-in-hyper-v-not-available.html

    4) If you use VMware or other virtualization tools, please contact their own support engineers directly.

    Thanks for your understanding and support! Have a nice day! : ) And I would appreciate it if you can help me Accept Answer to support me.

    BR,
    Joan

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