Microsoft introduces brand-new camera settings in Windows 11, and they are incredibly useful
For now, the settings are hidden, but they can be uncovered.
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It’s safe to say Windows Insiders have started the week right: Microsoft released multiple builds to the Insider Community, including a new build for the Dev Channel, one for the Preview Channel, another one for the Beta Channel, and finally, Copilot+ PC users also got a new build.
With all the new builds, there will be several undocumented features, and these are no exception: @phantomofearth already discovered that the new mouse settings, including the scrolling direction option, will also be coming to Windows 11 22H2/23H2. They were thought to be coming only to Windows 11 24H2.
However, the Redmond-based tech giant is also enhancing the camera with additional settings. According to the same spotter, Windows 11’s Camera settings will include an advanced configuration section.
Two new camera settings will be introduced to Windows 11 users: a multi-app camera and a basic debugging mode. They were released as hidden options in the latest Dev Build, and if you want to see them, you’ll have to use a third-party app, such as ViveTool, to uncover them.
So, what do these two new options do? Fortunately, the spotter took a picture of them, and each one is described.
The Multi-app Camera is designed for the hard-of-hearing community. It allows multiple video apps to stream from this camera at the same time. Once turned on, camera settings such as Brightness can only be changed from this page.
The description for the Camera Basic Mode reads: This mode turns on basic camera streaming functionality. It is to be used to debug serious camera issues when all other methods have failed.
The two functionalities are quite useful, as they allow users to easily manage multiple meetings and fix their web camera on their own if necessary.
The new camera settings are hidden for now, but the Redmond-based tech giant will most likely release them in a future build as part of the 24H2 Update, which is slated to be released in September/October.
Photo credits: @phantomofearth
