Once you've turned it on, the easiest way to test your webcam is with the built-in camera application. Click on the Start button, type "camera", and then click the Camera app. If everything is working correctly, you should see video from the camera immediately.

If your computer runs on Windows 10, then you should have access to the operating system’s native Camera app. Here’s how to use it to test your webcam: Step 1: In the search box to the right of the Start menu button, type the phrase Camera. Then select the app that appears in the search results. Step 2: Turn on your webcam.

Testing whether your webcam works in Windows 11 or Windows 10 is straightforward. You launch the Camera app and check whether you see any video from the webcam. If this is your first time launching the Camera app, the application may ask you to allow it to use your webcam, microphone, and location.

To check your recording, click the Camera Roll shortcut in the bottom-right corner of the Camera app and play the video from there. If the recording plays back with both video and audio, your webcam is working.