HOT 259: Using a Webcam on Windows & macOS - Switching Webcams Between Windows and Mac
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Leo Laporte
4.3 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2026
⏱️ 17 minutes
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On this week's episode of Hands-On Tech, Fred asks Mikah for advice on how to get his USB webcam to work seamlessly when switching between his MacBook Pro and his Windows laptop on a shared monitor setup.
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on Hands on Tech, let's take a look at using a webcam while switching between Windows and Mac OS. |
| 0:11.0 | Yes, it's possible. Let's take a look. Stay tuned. |
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| 1:29.3 | Hello and welcome to hands-on tech. I am Micah Sargent, and this is the show where I take your tech questions and you guessed it, answer them. |
| 1:32.3 | Today's question comes in from Fred. |
| 1:34.8 | Fred has an interesting question regarding the use of a webcam on a system that requires switching between macOS and Windows. |
| 1:48.0 | So let's dig in. |
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