Windows 10: Xbox Game Bar is not recording the full length it is set to.

I own a laptop, Alienware M18 R2, with fairly high specs: RTX 4070, Intel core i9 14900HX, 32GB ram and 2x1TB SSDThe problem regards the Xbox game bar. I have set my instant record length to the last 5 minutes. It has no problem recording on certain applications and games, but on the main game I play, Warthunder, the game bar records inconsistently. Sometimes anywhere between 4 and 5 minutes and sometimes even between 2 - 3. This is especially frustrating since the key moments of the clip are in the last few seconds. I have already tried the repair and reset option, provided in the settings ap

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Difference between game capture settings "Record the last __" and "Maximum recording length"?

Hello Sreitich,
I am Jaspreet Singh.
Record last __ option saves the last moments (amount of time defined by the user) of the game play. Do note that background recording needs to be enabled for this function.

Maximum recording length as the name suggests will record the length of the gameplay as set by you in the record length but this is calculated from game play start not from end.

Details : https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/friends-soc...

 

Difference between game capture settings "Record the last __" and "Maximum recording length"?

Cool, thanks! Is there a way to disable the latter?

 

Xbox Game Bar Capture Doesn't Record Mic Audio

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you are facing issues while recording microphone audio using game bar while playing games.



I would suggest you to try troubleshooting Game Bar and see if that helps. Refer the article

Troubleshoot Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10



In addition, you can also check if the Microphone for game bar is enabled under privacy settings.

1. Go to Settings (press Windows +
   I key together) > Privacy.
   
2. On the left hand pane scroll down and look for
   Microphone.
   
3. Toggle Allow apps to access Microphone
   to ON.
   
4. Under Choose which Microsoft Store app can access your Microphone toggle Xbox game bar to
   ON.
   
5. Restart the game bar.
   

If the issue persists, please get back to us with details of the troubleshooting steps to assist you further.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator