Examsoft — the NOW Software testing platform — can record your screen and webcam, but only if the administrator turned those options on for your exam. Unlike always-on desktop agents, Examsoft's capture features are configured per assessment, so two people taking "an Examsoft test" can face completely different monitoring. The fast answer: if you're never prompted for camera access, nothing visual is being recorded; screen-capture specifics are covered below.
The capture options, separately
Secure/lockdown mode. Restricts the exam environment — blocks copy-out, printing, and navigation away from the test. It is a control, not a camera: lockdown by itself records no video of you, though it logs focus and window events.
Webcam proctoring. If enabled, you complete a camera/device check at the start and sessions may capture periodic photos or continuous video, depending on configuration. This is the layer most candidates describe as "Examsoft watching me."
Screen capture. Available as screenshots or session recording on configured assessments — usually at intervals or triggered by events (tab switches, pastes) rather than as a continuous desktop feed like some proctoring agents. When this layer is on, what's visible on screen during triggers is captured.
Session logs. Timing, per-question dwell, focus-loss events, copy/paste actions, and (on constructed responses) how text entered the answer box — typed incrementally versus dropped in as a block. These logs exist on nearly every Examsoft deployment and are what most reviewers actually look at.
The layers combine independently: lockdown + logs with no camera is common; webcam + screen capture is the maximum configuration.
Confirm what your exam runs
- Read the invitation and instructions screen. Camera or proctoring requirements are normally stated, because you need equipment to sit the exam.
- Watch the launch flow. A device check asking for camera and mic = visual capture. Straight into the exam = probably lockdown and logs only.
- Look for in-session indicators — recording notices, periodic photo prompts.
- Ask the recruiter or test administrator what's enabled. It's a standard question and a fair employer answers it.
Preparing for it
- If any screen capture is active, close unrelated tabs, notes, and apps first — captured frames don't come with your intentions attached.
- Test your camera and connection before the window opens. Mid-exam permission failures look like gaps in the record.
- Type answers rather than pasting them where the rules require original work; paste-block logs read differently than keystroke flow, and reviewers notice.
- Keep your desk and screen content as if someone might screenshot at any moment — because one might.
- Don't lean on generated answers; beyond the policy issue, pasted templated text on a timed screen-recording session is easy to spot and hard to explain.
For employers configuring Examsoft
Enable capture to the risk, not past it: lockdown plus session logs covers most routine pre-employment integrity needs, and webcam/screen capture adds reviewer burden and candidate drop-off that only compliance-critical assessments justify. Disclose whatever layer runs. And remember capture secures the test; it doesn't grade the candidate — structured scoring and consistent evaluation criteria are where decision quality comes from. AI candidate evaluation covers turning assessment outputs into one ranked, defensible shortlist rather than disconnected gates.
Bottom line
Examsoft records your screen only when the administrator enables screen capture or webcam proctoring — lockdown and session logs run without any video of you. The launch-time camera prompt tells you which setup you're in. Close everything unrelated before you start, type rather than paste, and ask your recruiter what's switched on when the invitation is vague.