Windows 10 you can record a video of your screen without any third party software. Next, Here's how to find and use Windows' easy-to-use capture utility 10 to record your screen.
The game bar isn't just for games
The Windows Screen Capture Tool 10 it's part of the Xbox game bar. Despite what the name implies, the game bar is for more than just games. In this guide, we will use it to make screen recordings.
The tool will capture a video of your screen in H.264 MP4 format.
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Screen recording is part of the widget “Capture”, accessed through the function “Widgets menu” from the game bar. To use the widget menu, you will need the May update 2019 Windows 10 the later.
How to start screen capture in Windows 10
First, press windows + G to start the game bar. Alternatively, you can open the Start menu and start the application “Xbox Game Bar”.
(If the game bar overlay doesn't appear, Head to Settings> Games> Xbox Game Bar. Make sure the game bar is activated here. You can also check the keyboard shortcut; You can change “Open game bar” to any key combination you want instead of Windows + G.)
On the game bar overlay screen, look for the window “Capture”.
If you don't see it, click the widget menu icon on the left. Looks like multiple bulleted lines on the left.
A drop-down list will appear; click on “Capture”. Direct access “Capture” it can also be in the toolbar of the game bar.
How to start recording your screen
Find the widget window “Capture” in the overlap. There are four buttons on the capture widget (from left to right):
- Screenshot: Take a screenshot of the active window.
- Record the last 30 seconds: Create a recording of the 30 previous seconds.
- Start recording: Start recording your active window.
- Turn on the microphone while recording: If this option is enabled, Windows 10 will capture the audio from your computer's microphone and include it in the recording.
You will notice text under the buttons. This is how you will know which window is active, also known as what will be recorded. As an example, if you are browsing the web, will display the title of the open tab.
To start recording your screen, you must first choose if you want to use your microphone, which is useful if you are trying to explain something on the screen.
Next, just click the start recording button.
Screen recording will start and you will see a small toolbar appear in the corner of the screen. It will show the running time of the recording, and it also has buttons to stop recording and toggle the microphone.
When it's over, click the Stop icon to end the recording.
From the capture widget, click on “Show all captures” to see your recording.
Your recording will be at the top of the list. Click on the folder icon to view all recordings and screenshots in File Explorer.
These recordings are stored in your Windows user folder in C: Users NAME Videos Captures de forma predeterminada.
By the way, you can also start recording your screen by pressing Windows + Alt + R by default. Head to Settings> Games> Xbox Game Bar to customize these keyboard shortcuts.
