A flood of Surface Pro X owners
took to Reddit yesterday to complain that their webcams unexpectedly stopped working — an issue that can have various repercussions.
Surface Pro X owners attempting to use the camera are greeted with the following error message:
Error code 0xA00F4271<MediaCaptureFailedEvent> (0x80004005).
What's interesting about this particular issue is that it affects
every single Surface Pro X customer. Given the encompassing nature of the camera failures, the most likely culprit is an expired security certificate, according to Reddit user Wapitiii.
If you roll your Surface Pro X back to any date before May 23, 2023, the camera "magically" starts working again — giving credence to the suggestion that a security certificate is to blame.
This isn't a good workaround, by the way, as rolling back the date on your device can result in authentication problems for secure websites or programs on your PC.
