The functions and applications that an operating system such as Windows 10 presents us by default are many. In fact they are more than most users could imagine, since not all of them are known.
Therefore, on certain occasions we can find some of these characteristics that we did not even know existed in the Redmond system. And it is necessary to bear in mind that this is a huge software that does not stop growing and advancing. Not for nothing is it the world’s most widely used desktop operating system. Microsoft is already in charge of this based on patches and updates that it sends us constantly.
Well, in this case we want to talk to you about the way in which we can record what happens on the system screen . Many of you, most of you, already know the screen capture functionality that we use so much in Windows itself.
This allows us to dump its content to the clipboard with just pressing a key. We can do the same on a file in image format if we wish. For this we only have to press the ImpPnt key or use the Win + ImpPnt combination respectively to achieve this that we are telling you. Then we will only have to work with that capture in our favorite image editing program. We can also make use of the Snipping Tool implemented in the system.
Capture what happens on screen in Windows
However, in these lines we want to go a step further, something that will be very helpful in certain cases or types of use of Windows . For example, if we are preparing to make a tutorial to share on YTube , or to share it with our students, among many other uses. Well, with this, what we mean is the possibility of leaving all those movements and actions that we carry out at any given time reflected in a file.
To do this, internally in Microsoft’s own software, we have two useful methods that we will review along these lines. Thus, for all this we will make use of two useful functions that will surely serve you for these purposes that we are talking about.
Recording user actions
On the one hand, we find a functionality that many of you have probably not heard of. This is integrated by default in Windows itself and it will help us in this type of task that we are commenting on. To give us a rough idea, what the application does is a series of consecutive captures about everything we are doing in Windows.
The most interesting of all this is that it combines these steps taken in a single file integrated initially in a ZIP . At this point it is worth mentioning that this specific file will contain very interesting information for what we are looking for here. Specifically, we mean that it consecutively saves the captures made in the recording process. At the same time, in this file, a little further down, we will see a descriptive text with those steps, what we have done in each of them.
For all this, we just have to type its name in the search box next to the Start menu, Recording user actions.
At that moment, the small user interface of the program as such will appear on the screen. Well, we recommend that first of all, we go through a small application configuration process. Therefore, what we do is click on the small arrow that is located on the right side of it. This gives us access to a drop-down list in which we select the Configuration option. Thus, in this section we will only have to specify the maximum number of captures that the recording will store, as well as the output file that will be generated.
Once the changes are made, we just have to start the recording process as such by clicking on the Start recording button. The steps that generate each of the captures and their corresponding explanatory texts, are marked by the mouse clicks we make. Once everything is done, we will only have to click on Stop recording. Then we find the file in the indicated location.
Record with the game bar
Another very useful element in all this that we tell you and that will also generate a video with what we carry out on the screen, is the one known as Windows Game Bar . This is an integrated element that does not stop growing hand in hand with Microsoft. It also has a screen recording function that will be very useful for this that we tell you.
Therefore, once we know this, to open this element that we mentioned, we can use the combination of keys Win + G. After that, the game bar itself will appear on the screen. Something that we must take into account here is that this element will allow us to record what happens or we do in applications or games, it cannot be used either on the desktop or in the File Explorer.
Well, we see that the bar as such is divided into several Widgets , so the one that interests us here is the so-called Recording. Therefore, below to start the process we will only have to click on the characteristic large round button to start recording the video . Say that we can stop it at any time by pressing Win + Alt + R.
Third-party alternatives for screen recording
But in addition to the solutions integrated in the operating system by default, for these recording we can also use third-party solutions. Therefore, below we will show you some interesting samples in this regard.
- Screenpresso: this is a powerful screen recording program that, once installed, creates a new icon on the taskbar so that we can easily open it. It allows us to customize the resolution of the resulting video among many other things. It also presents us with a good number of shortcuts for its operation. You can download it from this link .
- ChrisPC Screen Recorder: here we refer to another similar proposal with several operating modes to record your computer screen . It also has its own editing function, which allows us to avoid using more applications to adapt the video to our needs. This is a program that you can try first hand from here .