Microsoft will make it compulsory to install a webcam on all portable PCs sold commercially from 2023. However, the measure will only concern new computers that will run Windows 11. Stationary PCs - known as desktop - are not affected. .
The IT giant wants to make facial recognition a prerequisite within the Windows ecosystem.
With Windows Hello, users can identify themselves by simply presenting their face in front of the camera.
With the pandemic, the webcam has also seen its use soar.
Video conferencing on Teams and Zoom has become the new normal.
If, for the most part, laptops were already equipped with a webcam, this was not an obligation for manufacturers and certain entry-level models in particular sometimes omitted it.
Imposed performances
It should be noted in passing that the computer giant imposes very strict rules in this area with high definition video quality and an automatic white balance and exposure adjustment system, also mandatory.
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As a reminder, Windows 11 should be launched at the end of the year.
The measurement is therefore not immediate, which means that new PCs running Windows 11 will be delivered without a webcam, until January 1, 2023. Be careful to check that your new laptop has a webcam at the time of purchase. !
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