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Windows default USB camera driver

Only Windows administrators can install and uninstall drivers. You'll also need to be an ANY-maze administrator, unless your administrator has specified in the Administrative options that all users, not just administrators, can do this.

Introduction

Windows is shipped with a default driver for USB cameras. However, this driver is quite limited and generally doesn't work well with ANY-maze.

Fortunately, USB cameras are almost always supplied with their own specific drivers, making the default driver obsolete. However, sometimes when you install a USB camera, Windows may automatically choose this default driver rather than the driver specifically designed for the camera. This limits the camera's functionality, and can be tedious to rectify. For this reason, it's a good idea to uninstall this default driver.

Uninstalling the default Windows USB camera driver

You can uninstall (and re-install) the Windows USB camera driver from the Drivers section of the ANY-maze Support page. Click here to open the Drivers settings now.

In this window you will see an entry for Windows USB cameras and next to it the status of the driver, either 'Installed' or 'Not installed'. If installed, the status will recommend that you uninstall the driver.

If the status is 'Installed', then you should first click the driver's name in the list (to select it) and then click the Uninstall driver button in the ribbon bar. ANY-maze will uninstall the driver, and the status will change to reflect this.

Reinstalling the default Windows USB camera driver

You can reinstall this driver at any time by simply selecting it in the drivers list and then clicking the Install driver button in the ribbon bar. Also note that if you completely uninstall the ANY-maze system from your computer, this driver will, if necessary, be reinstalled automatically.

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