How do i create a short cut to turn on my built in web cam

It's pretty simple to create a shortcut by dragging what you want to create a short cut of to the desktop, then dropping it.

This link provides more detail:
How to create shortcuts for apps files folders and web pages in Windows...

click start control panel view devices and printers you should see your webcam from there you can create a short cutt by right clicking on the webcam select create shortcut or send to desktop to create short cut this will vary depending on your operating system
if you are have trouble with your webcam
click start control panel administrive tools ,computer management ,device manager scroll down image devices you could see a yellow question mark?
right click to reinstall drivers or update driver hope this helps

Its either the web cam is broken or that the driver for it is corrupted and now the os has no way of controling or turning on the web cam.

Try this:

Reinstall the web cam driver.

If this does not work, check device manager and see if the webcam is listed.

If the camera's driver is reinstalled and the unit is listed then there is an os issue.

Write back to me with your findings after you have tried all above

Did you buy the computer new and if you did the instructions are helpful. I know many people don't like to read if no instructions then the check with teck solutions. most times the drive wasent installed thats why you dont see an option. also check the serch option when you serch type web cam and see if any thing comes out that will help you. If it does then right click on it and send a short cut to the desk top

I would assume this is a built in web-cam. Normally a web-cam software comes installed on your computer and all you need to do start the software and the web-cam will start. Or you may use this link to get a free web-cam software. http://www.eyespyfx.com/my_webcam_broadcaster.htm
Note, if the web-cam is not a built in web-cam this will work a bit differently.

double click on my computer - it will show the webcam - right click on the webcam icon and select send to desktop - create a short cut.

Click the start button then click all programs now find your web cam and right click it and select send to, and then select desktop=create short cut and it will place a short cut Icon to the desktop.

hope this helps,
bigc

the drivers comes with the webcam you have, or download from internet, i need to know what webcam you have.

is this a new laptop

hi that would be simple if you find the folder in which the web cam icon is located right click on the icon scroll down to send another window should open up on the side then click on desktop(shortcut) this should put the icon as a short cut on the desk top.
NB:
the icon that you right click on must be the icon that acesses & activates the crystal eye web cam.

hope this solves your problem.