How to Open Camera App in Windows 10?

The camera app is in-built into the Windows 10 device, which allows you to take a photo or record a video. Sometimes, we don’t know how to open it. That’s why we are going to discuss some very easy methods by which you will be able to open your camera application on your Windows 10 device.

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Methods we’re going to discuss:

1. From Start Menu.

2. Open Windows 10 Camera App via Run.

3. Open it via Cortana Search.

4. Open it from Command Prompt.

Method 1. Open Windows 10 Camera Application from the Start Menu.

To open or camera or webcam from the Start menu please follow the following steps which are given below.

Step 1. To open the Start Menu, click on the start button.

Step 2. Now, scroll down the list of applications, here you will find the Camera app option then click on this option to open it.

Method 2. How to Open Camera App via Run

Here are the steps to open your camera application via the Run dialog box.

Step 1. Press “Windows+R” together to open the Run Dialog Box.

Step 2. Now, simply type the following command in the search bar area.

             microsoft.windows.camera:

Step 3. Now, hit the Enter button after copy-paste the above text. After hitting the Enter button, the camera app will open instantly. 

Method 3. Open this App using Cortana Search.

To open this application by using Cortana, you have to follow these very simple steps.

Step 1. Go to the taskbar to open Cortana. 

Step 2. Now, click on Cortana and type in the word – “Camera”. 

Step 3. Now, from the result, you can easily access the camera app.

Method 4. Open Camera App using Command Prompt

Go to the command prompt and type the following command in it to open the application in your windows 10 system.

start microsoft.windows.camera:

This will open the app.

These are the 4 very easy methods to open the camera application on your Windows 10 PC. If still, you are not able to open the application on your PC then it’s possible that the app was uninstalled from your computer. In that case, you have to install a fresh copy from Windows Store.