Camera on VM

Question

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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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