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Darragh Murphy

Windows 11 is finally launching a feature that'll make your webcam way more useful

Anker Webcam PowerConf C200 clipped to laptop.

Microsoft is finally giving the camera on Windows 11 PCs some much-needed attention, as it will soon be offering "advanced camera" features that have been sorely missing for many — putting your webcam to good use.

Windows 11 PCs will soon be getting multi-app camera support, which allows multiple apps to access a PC's camera and stream simultaneously. As noted in the new Windows 11 Insider Preview Build in the Dev Channel, the app aims to improve accessibility, as it was developed by the hard-of-hearing community to "enable video streaming to both a sign language interpreter and the end audience at the same time."

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