How to Change the Default Webcam on a Windows 10 Computer

This practical guide walks through how to change the default webcam on a Windows 10 computer, explains the main requirements, and highlights common issues that may appear along the way.

Change default webcam

Most laptops now have a built-in webcam so you can record video, video chat . However, sometimes we still need high-quality external webcams for work or for built-in webcams. broken assembly.

Adding a second webcam to your laptop is pretty easy, but using it as the main video chat and recording tool requires you to tweak some settings. You will need to set the second webcam as default and disable the built-in webcam.

Here's how you set up the second webcam as the default webcam:

• Connect a second webcam to your computer via USB or Bluetooth
• Press Windows + R to open a Run dialog box
• Enter controlto Run and press Enter to open the Control Panel
• Click the drop-down menu named View by in the upper-right corner of the Control Panel window and choose Large icons mode
• Select Devices and Printers
• Find the second webcam you just connected to
• Right click on it and select Set this devices as default

Disable built-in webcam

To disable the built-in webcam do the following:

• Press Windows + R to open a Run dialog box
• Type devmgmt.mscand press Enter to open Device Manager
• Scroll down to find the list of connected devices and expand the Camera section
• Click on the integrated webcam and select Disable device . Repeat for the webcams you don't want to use, leaving only the webcam you want

Once you are done setting it up, Windows 10 will default to using the webcam you want every time you need to record a video, meeting, chat or study.

Good luck.