How to Screen Record With Xbox Game Bar in Windows

Authored by: Support.com Tech Pro Team

1. Introduction

How to Screen Record With Xbox Game Bar in Windows

Windows 10 users have a built-in tool for screen recording in the form of the Xbox Game bar. It's intended as a game screen recorder for recording and streaming video games, but you can use it to record anything you like

2. Setup

Open the Settings app and select the Gaming entry. On the Game bar tab, make sure you have the Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcast using Game bar slider enabled

Press Win + G at any time to open the Game bar settings overlay. After pressing this shortcut for the first time, you'll likely see a box of options appear with a Gaming features not available message. This is because the Game bar doesn't recognize your desktop program as a game.

Check the Enable gaming features for this app to record gameplay box to make the features work. Now you can use the Win + Alt + R keyboard shortcut to start a recording any time. If you don't like this shortcut, you can set a new one on the Settings page.

Before recording, it's a good idea to press Win + G once more. Make sure the audio levels for your apps and outputs below are suitable. If you want to record audio from your microphone, you'll need to click the Mic icon in the Game bar options. Alternatively, press the Win + Alt + M shortcut.

To stop your recording, press Win + Alt + R again. You'll then find your recording at C:\Users\USERNAME\Videos\Captures