Windows 10: Game bar Capture Background recording doesnt exist

I want to enable background recording to record last 30secs or so when gaming. But the Background recording on the Capture tab doesn't exist like for others it does. What do I do?

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Hiding New Game Bar when Recording

Hi LeviathanTheEsper,

Normally, You can play your games while recording it in the background. It seems that background recording is not enabled on your computer that's why the Game bar is showing up when playing your games. Let's check if background recording is enabled by performing
the following steps:

1. Press the Windows key, then select the gear icon to access Settings.
2. Go to Gaming.
3. Select Game DVR.
4. Under Background Recording, check if the toggle switch is enabled.

We look forward to your update.

 

Windows cursor appears while using Game Bar to record gameplay

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand that Windows cursor appears on the screen while you are using Game Bar to record gameplay.



As you have mentioned that when turn off Game Bare the issue stops, in this case, we can try changing some settings in Game Bar and see if that helps in resolving the issue. Kindly refer the steps mentioned below:

1. Press Windows key + I, to open
   Settings.
   
2. Click on Gaming and select
   Captures from the left pane.
   
3. Under Background recording, toggle the switch to right for
   Record in the background while I’m playing a game.
   
4. Try recording the game now.
   

For additional information, you can refer
Troubleshoot Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10.



Let us know the results.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

How to make sure Game Bar only records game audio, and not audio from other apps?

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you want to record the in game audio only and mute the audio from other apps.



You can change the game bar settings to record only the game audio. To do that follow the steps mentioned below.

1. Press Windows key +
   G to launch Game Bar.
   
2. Click on Settings (Gear icon).
   
3. Click on Capturing.
   
4. Under Recording, select the check box for
   Record in the background while I’m playing a game.
   
5. Under Audio to Record, select the Radio button for
   Game. (If you are still unable to get Audio, select the Radio button to All).
   

Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator