Has anyone else had privacy settings completely reset after upgrading to Windows?

[3rzDr]

Has anyone else had privacy settings completely reset after upgrading to Windows 11? I did the upgrade last week, and now my microphone and camera access for apps like Zoom is blocked. I'm getting error 0xA00F4243 in Camera. I know I can change them back, but it's frustrating that everything was turned off. Did Microsoft change how these permissions work, or is this a known glitch with the upgrade?

[ht5515865934]

Had the same problem. Yeah, that's a common issue after a major upgrade. Windows sometimes resets privacy settings to default during the installation. It's not a new policy, just a glitch in the upgrade process. You'll need to go back into Settings > Privacy & security and re-enable everything for your apps. Hope that helps.

[Google Desktop]

Agreed. You could also try running the built-in privacy troubleshooter by going to Settings > Privacy & security > Troubleshoot. Hope that helps.

[32mj70HYB]

+1 Yeah, that's exactly it. A quick tip: after you fix them, consider taking a screenshot of your privacy settings page as a backup for next time.

[j2U31s]

Agreed, and it's a good idea to also export your privacy settings using the built-in diagnostic tool if you can. Let me know if that works.

[ilc2679242]

This happened to me after the November update. I had to go back and manually re-allow everything, which was a real pain.

[6vfwXXldrz83]

Yeah, that error code usually means the privacy settings are the culprit—have you checked the Camera privacy section in Settings to make sure it's toggled on for all apps? Hope that helps.

[3rzDr]

Thanks so much! That fixed it!

[trd74171]

Glad I'm not alone. Same issue on my PC.

[q6Zs3Cv]

Add me to the list - same error message.