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> HP likely chose to have a semi-custom part in those models and included the driver in the shipped build of Windows. They also likely make the driver available

> HP likely chose to have a semi-custom part in those models and included the driver in the shipped build of Windows. They also likely make the driver available for download somewhere (though this "somewhere" is not always easy to find.) Well, there's a big page with drivers available for download for this specific model on HP's website. They also offer a tool to check for missing / outdated drivers, similar to Intel's. According to both, everything is installed and up to date, but the USB part isn't working (has an exclamation mark in device manager). I think the pre-installed Windows 10 did support the webcam, but then it had issues with the display backlight being extremely dim. Anyway, in practice, this is only mildly annoying. I don't use Windows all that often, and the webcam even less.

naikrovek 4y ago
Starting to sound a bit more like a hardware failure, somehow, or simply a buggy Windows driver. This is unfortunately common among consumer-grade laptops. I've been bitten by this enough times that I will no longer purchase a consumer-grade laptop; I will only purchase models meant for business. They are usually 2 CPU generations behind, but importantly, everything works and works reliably.
- vladvasiliu 4y ago
  > Starting to sound a bit more like a hardware failure Nah, it works perfectly on Linux. > or simply a buggy Windows driver This I can buy, but the point stands: it's not guaranteed that Windows will support new-ish laptops any better than Linux. > consumer-grade laptops HP EliteBooks are pretty much "laptops meant for business", and not even particularly low-end ones at that. They have the price and (superficially) looks of a macbook pro, but come complete with ridiculously bad displays and shoddy assembly. Mine even have a smartcard reader! One of the good parts, though, is they seem to be one of the rare AMD laptops with no soldered RAM.

naikrovek 4y ago

Starting to sound a bit more like a hardware failure, somehow, or simply a buggy Windows driver. This is unfortunately common among consumer-grade laptops. I've been bitten by this enough times that I will no longer purchase a consumer-grade laptop; I will only purchase models meant for business. They are usually 2 CPU generations behind, but importantly, everything works and works reliably.

vladvasiliu 4y ago
> Starting to sound a bit more like a hardware failure Nah, it works perfectly on Linux. > or simply a buggy Windows driver This I can buy, but the point stands: it's not guaranteed that Windows will support new-ish laptops any better than Linux. > consumer-grade laptops HP EliteBooks are pretty much "laptops meant for business", and not even particularly low-end ones at that. They have the price and (superficially) looks of a macbook pro, but come complete with ridiculously bad displays and shoddy assembly. Mine even have a smartcard reader! One of the good parts, though, is they seem to be one of the rare AMD laptops with no soldered RAM.