Record Your PC's Screen With Windows 10

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I am not sure if many people here within WA knew that you can record the screen on your PC using Windows 10, I certainly didn't.

If you don't already know, then apparently Windows has a built in recording tool and this is hidden away within the Xbox app which has been pre-installed already.

If you would like to know how you can use the built-in game bar within Windows 10 then keep reading below and I will explain.

  • To use the Window 10 built-in screen recorder (this is actually included so that you can record games). You firstly need to type Xbox into the search box and this will then bring you to the pre-installed Xbox app which you must then open followed by tapping {windows}+{G} on your keyboard then click 'Yes, this is a game'.
  • To begin, click on 'start recording' or you can tap on {windows}+{alt}+{r} and when you have finished, use the same shortcut to stop recording.
  • Your recorded videos will then be saved into your folder named Videos/Capture and will be in an MP4 format.
  • If you then log into the Xbox app and go into options for the Game DVR, you will be able to modify the settings of the recorder.

Unfortunately though, you do not have the option to save your recording into a different destination folder but you are able to select a new quality setting, opt whether you use audio in your recording plus having the ability to adjust the length of the clip to maximum.

The only down side to this is that not all devices with Windows 10 are able to record material with the Game Bar. Therefore, if you want to use it, you will need to have a video card which is able to support at one of the encoders listed below.

  1. Intel Quick Sync H.260
  2. Nvidia NVENC
  3. AMD VCE

I hope that you all like this new way to record your screen if you can. I will certainly give it a go as well and will let you know how I get on.







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I am a Mac user. Do you know how this can be done on my system?

I don't have time to write all the directions right now. But I'm pretty sure iMovie, which comes with all Macs, will do the same thing. You can Google it. There are also screen recording apps like Jing and Screencast which you can download to your Mac and use.

Thanks, Wendy. I will keep this in my file for when I can get to it. I'm going to follow you now so I can receive more of your "words of wisdom."

Glad to offer good iinfo. :-)

Thanks Wendy for answering Allan's question. I would have looked it up for him if no one had answered him. xxxx

Thank you Chez!

That dessert looks yummy!

Wayne

I thought so too Wayne.

You are very welcome and I meant to say that yes I am a bailey's girl and it goes down very smoothly. xxxx

This looks like a really useful tip and i will be interested to learn how you get on with it. I did not believe I would be able to feel positive about not having been able to uninstall the Xbox app. Goes to show - you just never know!

Hi John, you are very welcome and I haven't tried it yet but will do so today and let you know how I get on. As they say, "Watch this space". xxxx

Thanks Cheryl, At this stage I'm wondering what I would need to record. What did you record? Maybe a silly question but would like to know how to use this.
Ta Jae

I haven't tried it yet Jae but I will certainly let you know. There are parts of the training in Bootcamp where you need to do screen casts. Leave it with me and I will let you know. xxxx

Nice to know Cheryl, thanks

Mick

You are very welcome Mick, I just thought that it is a good thing to know and another way to record your screen. xxxx

Thanks Cheryl! Great tip.

No problem Patrick, you are very welcome. I just thought it was another way to do this. Haven't tried it yet but I certainly will do. xxxx

Thank you so much, Cheryl! I didn't know that. I will certainly try it.

~ Julia

As you say Julia, I never knew you could do it either. xxxx

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