Jim Rockford

Just FYI to all, I've decided to stop work on this problem for now and wait to see if Microsoft or someone else finds a fix. ChatGPT...

I just did this and rebooted. No joy, but thanks for the support. Thanks for the suggestions, but the camera quit a long time ago and...

Thanks. But it's truly dead. There is no external key or switch to shut it off. If I navigate to Settings>Bluetooth&Devices>Camera, I...

OK. I navigated to the appropriate section of the registry and found this: I'm confused about where or if to add a new key. Thanks...

Well, this seemed very promising, but, after steps 1 and 2, above, no joy. Is step 3 necessary? My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 7390...

Well, fixing this settings crashing problem, considering it only affects location, camera, and microphone, is not worth the disruption...

All "Running"

I have not tried this, but I will note that, as part of my interaction with ChatGPT, I created a new user and tried to access location...

I re-installed Windows (or is it "reset"?) using this approach as part of my long wrestling match with the WiFi connection problem. A...

I've done these steps several times. See posts 9 and 10 in this thread. Should I do them again?

No, I did not. I just now did, though, and the Settings app crashed,so, after rebooting, no joy.

Just to be clear, I've never been on "insider" builds. I "upgraded" to the current build only because it purportedly fixed the CAM db...

Ok thanks, didn't seem like they were related to me since we have issues with different modules but thought I'd ask.

Thanks, but still no joy. Settings still crashes.