Scanning QR Codes with Laptop or Tablet Requires Special Software. If your laptop does not have it then you need to download the software that will allow you to view screens from a mobile device connected to your laptop wirelessly - there are many free screensavers available for this purpose which can be simply found through a Google search. You also need a smartphone that can scan QR Codes and has wireless capabilities, such as an Android platform device or iPhone. The next step is to either take a picture of the QR Code on your phone and transfer it via email, upload the photo from their camera roll, post on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram...