Want to scan QR codes on your Windows PC without using your smartphone? Here are three ways to scan a QR code on Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Scanning a QR code without your phone requires a little help from Google or a webcam.

Still, with an adequate backlight behind the slide – you can use a bright computer or tablet screen – and Photomyne’s backlight webpage grabs the images and turns them into digital photos. Remember ...

Over time, any Windows 11 computer will experience system corruption and eventually failure. Regular maintenance will repair system files and prevent future problems.

And nowadays the range of options is even greater, from commodity smartphones and tablets used as scanners at one end of the spectrum, to autonomous scanning robots at the other.