As we have already mentioned on other occasions, Windows 10 itself has its own powerful functionality to make screenshots. Despite all this, many continue to use third-party solutions for these capture tasks.
Well, the same happens when we refer to record a video from what is happening on our screen. Many use external software solutions to the operating system itself, when this is something we can achieve without installing anything. Also, keep in mind that these types of practices are becoming more common.
This is largely due to the fact that we have much more powerful hardware components to work with video in the best way. At the same time we cannot forget the help of having the good Internet connections we have now. These help us to share all kinds of content quickly, including the aforementioned videos, via streaming.
Windows 10 has its own function to record videos
These video recordings of what happens on our desktop, we can use them for multiple tasks. For example, they can be used to create our own tutorials to upload to YouTube, to capture events that happen on the PC, or to record game games .
Therefore, below or we will show how to use the Windows 10 screen recording tool. The truth is that many operating system users are unaware of its existence, but it can be very useful for some types of use. For example, as we mentioned before, when recording our games. Thus, without using external solutions, we record these own contents to later share them on specific gaming platforms, for example.
To say that at first, if we take a look at the applications of the Start menu , we will not find any reference to this screen recorder. In fact, this functionality is not there. This is because, instead of making the screen recorder a standalone application, Microsoft included it as a feature of the Xbox game bar in Windows 10 . Of course, it is not necessary that we have an Xbox console to make use of the so-called Windows 10 Game Bar . Therefore, if we need a free and easy-to-use screen recorder for our Windows games, it is worth taking a look at this.
Record what happens on your screen in Windows 10
Therefore, to achieve what we propose here, the first thing we must do is access the Xbox Games Bar. This is something we achieve using the combination of Win + G keys at the same time.
Then the Game Bar will appear on the desktop, in the top center, and it is likely that in addition to the main bar, other windows will appear. These refer to the Performance of the equipment, for example, an audio one, or that corresponding to Xbox Social . But in this case we are interested in using the recording functionality. Therefore, to access it, click on the central button that is represented by a camera .
Thus, a new window will appear, which corresponds to that of the recording function that interests us in these lines. On the left side of it, we find a button to make a fixed screenshot , but we are interested in the one represented by a circle. To say that this will not be active when we have the focus on the desktop or in File Explorer .
Therefore, if we want to record a game from any game, the first thing will be to execute it so that it starts up. Then we will see that we can start a recording by clicking on the circle button (Record), which will already be active. In this way the capture will continue until we press the Stop button on the floating panel that appears during recording.
It is also interesting to know that we can start a recording at any time by pressing the key combination Win + Alt + R simultaneously. As you can imagine, this eliminates the need to start the Xbox Gamebar first . Another important fact that we must take into account is that the recordings are saved in MP4 format. They can also be accessed from the Gallery section of the Toolbar. At the same time, if we want to manage these recordings in a more effective way, we can place ourselves on the disk path This equipment / Videos / Captures of the user folder.
Get the most out of the Xbox Gamebar
Of course, we can customize this screen recording task a little, by accessing the Game Bar again, and clicking on the Settings button. This is the one found on the right side of it, so a new window appears so that we are in the Capturing option.
As we see in the window that appears below, from here we can specify the background recording in full play, or if we want to also capture the audio. This is an important point, all depending on what we plan to do with the resulting video. Thus, we have an active microphone and we want to speak during the game and capture the voice , from this section we can indicate it.
Therefore, as we see, thanks to the Windows 10 Game Bar, we will have at our disposal a powerful tool for recording games. It is true that you may not have as many configurable options as we can find in other third-party solutions. But yes, for those users who want to record what happens on their screen, whether games or not, without complications, this Windows 10 functionality is perfect. Another very interesting option is to use this function by recording what happens in the web browser , for example.
Moreover, being fully integrated into the operating system itself, its operation will be much more fluid than we can find in other external solutions. In fact we can say that when it is in full recording, it hardly consumes resources of the equipment, contrary to what happens with other programs of this type.