Second Comgrow Camera Not activating

[JohnJohn (John Johnson)]

@DMB

I am running Windows 10,

This is the early definitive doc:

Getting your camera to work in the hellscape of Windows

Windows 10 and 11 have been cranking up permissions in recent updates, wreaking havoc with camera access for applications. Here is a list of things you can try to get it to behave: If you have anti-virus software, that it is not set to block camera access Check that your Windows security settings allow apps to access the camera. – To do this, click the Start menu, type “camera privacy” and click the ‘Camera Privacy Settings’ entry. – Check that ‘Allow apps to access your camera’ is enab…

More recently some ‘Power Saving’ systems were added to cut power to USB powered devices on Windows 10.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/usb-settings-in-power-plan-options-on-windows-10/38753b89-65d0-49c1-8f91-2bb50f9b19a0

I had to stumble through to find it.

Windows and the X,
Power & Sleep
Related Settings - Additional power settings
Change Advanced Power Settings
Then the Power Options window appears.
Select USB Settings
USB Selective Suspend Setting
Disable it as needed.

Let me know if any of this helps or if you find another way through.