Windows 10: Record and Take Screenshots with Game Bar in Windows 10

How to: Record and Take Screenshots with Game Bar in Windows 10

How to Record and Take Screenshots with Game Bar in Windows 10


The capturing clips, and sharing captures to Twitterall from one dashboard in Windows 10. However, you can also use the Game bar to record, take screenshots, and broadcast any app and game in Windows 10.

Recorded videos are saved as a .mp4 file, and screenshots are saved as a .png file.

See also: Introducing the New Xbox Game Bar for Windows 10 May 2019 Update version 1903

This tutorial will show you how to use the Game bar Xbox Game DVR feature to record video and take screenshots of any game or app in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Change Game DVR Settings
• Option Two: To Record that using Game bar
• Option Three: To Record from now using Game bar
• Option Four: To Take Screenshot using Game bar

OPTION ONE [/i] To Change Game DVR Settings
1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Gaming icon.

2. Click/tap on Captures on the left side, and make changes to the settings on the right side for what you want. (see screenshots below)











OPTION TWO [/i] To Record that using Game bar
*note Record that lets you save the last 30 seconds of gameplay, or a 29 second long video screenshot of an app. The "record the last" timing can be adjusted in Game bar settings.
1. If you have not already, you will need to turn on Record in the background while I'm playing a game in Game bar settings to enable Record that.

2. While you have an open game or app window active, do step 3 or step 4 below for how you would like to use Record that.

3. Press the Windows + Alt + G keys, and go to step 7 below.

*note This keyboard shortcut will only work if you have previously opened the Game bar using step 4 below for this specific game or app.

4. Press the Windows + G keys.

5. Click/tap on the Record last 30 sec button. (see screenshot below)



6. If prompted, check the Enable gaming features for this app to record gameplay box, and repeat step 5. (see screenshot below)



7. You will now see a notification letting you know Game clip recorded. (see screenshot below)



8. If you click/tap on the notification above, it will open to your %UserProfile%\Videos\Captures folder below.








OPTION THREE [/i] To Record from now using Game bar
*note Record from now lets you manually start and stop recording a game or app. The length of a recording, including the maximum length, can be changed in Game bar settings.
1. While you have an open game or app window active, do step 2 or step 3 below for how you would like to Record from now.

2. Press the Windows + Alt + R keys to start recording, and go to step 6 below.

*note This keyboard shortcut will only work if you have previously opened the Game bar using step 3 below for this specific game or app.

3. Press the Windows + G keys.

4. Click/tap on the Start recording button. (see screenshot below)



5. If prompted, check the Enable gaming features for this app to record gameplay box, and repeat step 4. (see screenshot below)



6. When you want to stop recording the game or app window, press the Windows + Alt + R keys or click/tap on the Stop recording button . (see screenshots below)






7. You will now see a notification letting you know Game clip recorded. (see screenshot below)



8. If you click/tap on the notification, it will open to your %UserProfile%\Videos\Captures folder below.








OPTION FOUR [/i] To Take Screenshot using Game bar
*note Take screenshot lets you manually take a screenshot of a game or app.
1. While you have an open game or app window active, do step 2 or step 3 below for how you would like to take a screenshot.

2. Press the Windows + Alt + PrtScn keys to take a screenshot, and go to step 6 below.

*note This keyboard shortcut will only work if you have previously opened the Game bar using step 3 below for this specific game or app.

3. Press the Windows + G keys.

4. Click/tap on the Take screenshot button. (see screenshot below)



5. If prompted, check the Enable gaming features for this app to record gameplay box, and repeat step 4. (see screenshot below)



6. You will now see a notification letting you know Screenshot saved. (see screenshot below)



7. If you click/tap on the notification, it will open to your %UserProfile%\Videos\Captures folder below.




That's it,
Shawn


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Record and Take Screenshots with Game Bar in Windows 10


Crazzzzzyyyy quick question but can this be used for things other then apps and games. Such as a way to record a program or a browser for helping make tutorials. The way I understand "Snipping Tool" can take screen shots as well as custom cutouts of the screen your on. And the "Steps Recorder" records the steps taken and can also apply notes to the steps. But can the Game Bar record things like a tutorial steps. Like by recording your screen as a video rather then just steps. Like I said above Crazy Question.

 

Windows Game Bar not Recording Microphone By Default

Hi Yewtsan,

Incorrect configuration setting is one of the potential reasons why Windows Game Bar is not recording microphone by default. To help you resolve this concern, you may perform the troubleshooting steps provided on the link below:

Troubleshoot Game DVR on Windows 10

You may also try to turn off the Game bar and restart your computer before turning it on again. To do this, you may follow the steps below:

How to disable Game bar

1. Right-click the Start button.
   
2. Click Settings.
   
3. Click Gaming.
   
4. Click Game bar.
   
5. Click the switch below Record game clips. Screenshots, and broadcast using Game bar so that it turns
   Off.
   

Kindly update us with the results.

 

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.

 

Videos are frozen in recordings using Game Bar

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

This issue is caused when the recording doesn’t end correctly. Normally when this happens you will need to restart the Game bar to fix the problem.

However, if restarting the Game bar doesn’t fix this issue, we can try the steps mentioned below and check if that helps in resolving the issue:

1. Close the game and Game bar.
   
2. Press and hold Ctrl + Shift + Esc key to open
   Task Manager.
   
3. In Task Manager, click on more details.
   
4. From the list of running processes, look for
   Broadcast bar server (bcastdvr.exe), right click on it and select
   End task.
   
5. Restart your game and Game bar and try recording games.
   

You can also try updating Display drivers form Device manager to make sure the latest version of Display drivers are installed on the computer. To update the Display drivers, please follow the steps mentioned in the article
Update drivers in Windows 10.

For additional information, you can refer the article:
Troubleshoot Game Bar on Windows 10.

Hope it helps.

Please reply with the status of the issue, we will be glad to help you further.

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Game Bar update

Hi MatyasSvoboda,

Incorrect configuration setting is one of the possible reasons why you're there's a little window when recording your games. To resolve this concern, I recommend that you turn off your Game bar and restart your computer before turning it on again. To do
this, you may follow the steps below:

How to disable Game bar:

1. Right-click the Start button.
2. Click Settings.
3. Click Gaming.
4. Click Game bar.
5. Click the switch below Record game
   clips. Screenshots, and broadcast using Game bar so that it turns
   Off.

Kindly update us with the results.