Sometimes you have a QR code on a sheet of paper but your phone isn’t handy. Your laptop has a camera, though, and you can use it instead. In Windows 10 and 11 you can use the Camera app, which ...

Scanning QR codes with smartphones is easy. However, sometimes you don’t want to use your smartphone and wish to scan the QR code natively on your computer. The good news is it’s possible to ...

How to Scan QR Codes Using the Windows Camera App . Want to scan a QR code using your PC's webcam, just like you would with ...

Open the QR Code Scanner app using Windows search and give the app permission to access your PC’s camera.; Place the QR code in hand in front of the camera and within the frame. Once the scan is ...

But when you scan a QR code–those two letters stand for “quick response”–with your smartphone, or on your computer with a service like Google Lens in the Chrome browser, there’s always a ...

Beware QR codes received unexpectedly. Even if a text or email message from a business seems legitimate, contact the company directly by phone or online. Update your phone's software.