

Once you stop the recording, the app will generate the video automatically and save it in This PC -> Video -> Captures. You can also take a screenshot while recording by using the Windows+Alt+PrtScr keyboard shortcut. Use the keyboard shortcut Windows+G to bring it up again and click the Record button to stop the recording.

While the app is recording, you’ll see a timer floating in the top-right. So if you want to record a game, you better run in windowed mode instead of full screen. Click it and the app will start recording the foreground window. The most obvious part of the equation is the big red record button. This is a floating bar you can move wherever you want. You’ll need to check the box that says “Yes, this is a game” to be able to go forward. When you bring it up after selecting a window that’s not a game, it will act suspiciously. You bring it up by pressing the keyboard shortcut Windows+G. How to Use Game DVR in Windows 10Īs I said above, the option is well hidden.

All this is, is a built-in tool to use when you don’t really want to/can’t use a third-party software. If you want control, you’ll be better off with apps like Camtasia. There are no individual controls for sound and video, you can’t even specify the basic settings for capturing video. This might just be the easiest ways to record walk-through, lessons or bug reports.īut before you get too excited, you should know that this tool is not for pros. But it records video from the window you point it to, along with the sound, so that means you can use it to record almost any kind of activity on your PC. Officially, it’s a Game DVR, for recording gameplay. It’s another one of those things that Microsoft isn’t really advertising or promoting. Windows 10 comes with a screen recording tool built-in.
