The process for record screen in Windows 10 To do tutorials, recording the games of your favorite games is a simpler process than you can imagine, since if you have Windows 10, you do not need to install any third-party application, you just have to use the Xbox Game Bar. If you don't have Windows 10, there are other solutions.
The Xbox Game Bar, which we access through the command Windows key + G, it also allows us to record our screen on video, know the use of the processor that our equipment is making when executing a game, the amount of RAM used, mix the different audio sources ...
Xbox Game Bar is designed to record games of our favorite games to upload to YouTube or share with other friends, but in addition, we can also use it to record our video calls of which we want to be aware, broadcast live, do tutorials on the operation of an application or for any other habitual or sporadic need.
Configure Game Bar in Windows 10
The first thing we must do is access the Xbox Game Bar in Windows 10 through the Windows Key + G command and click on the cogwheel located in the upper central widget to access the application configuration options.
Within Xbox Game Bar configuration options we have:
- General. This option shows us the version number of the Xbox Game Bar.
- Accounts.
- Widget menu
- Shortcuts
- Customization
- Capturing
- Game Features
- Notifications
- Group chat
- Comments
Accounts
Through this option, we can link our accounts Twitter, Spotify, Facebook, Twitch, Steam, Reddit, and Discord. By integrating the Twitch account we can make transmissions on this platform. If we also play with several friends, we can link our Discord account to add the audio channels to the transmission, which will also allow us to include the audio of our friends if we want to record the screen with our favorite games.
Widget menu
As we add accounts to the Xbox Game Bar, new widgets are displayed, widgets that we can hide or make visible depending on each moment, since it is likely that we do not always want to record the audio of our colleagues through Discord, use background music from Spotify ...
Shortcuts
This option allows us to modify the shortcuts established natively in the application to access the application, start recording or stop recording, activate or deactivate the microphone and record the last 30 seconds of the video or take a simple screenshot.
Customization
Within Personalization, we can set the theme of the application: light, dark or displayed according to the theme that Windows is using at the time. It also allows us adjust the transparency level of the icons displayed on the screen, display Game Bar animations, and display themes in profiles.
Capturing
This is one of the most important options when recording videos in Windows 10, since it allows us to record in the background while we play, show the microphone recording notifications and set the sound to be recorded: game (game sounds plus microphone, All (game sound plus microphone and system sounds) or none (No audio will be recorded).
Graphics
This section provides information on the compatibility of the graphics card with DirectX. This section will confirm that we can use the Xbox Game Bar application. If not, we will not be able to record the screen, so we have to use the applications to record screen with Windows 7.
Notifications
The Notifications section allows us to establish what type of notifications we want to show Whether about achievements, new messages received, when someone follows us, when someone invites us to play ...
Group chat
Within Group Chat we can set the group chat volume, the audio input and if we want to activate the push to talk function, a function that streamers usually use to talk to their followers while playing with other people.
Comments
Comments allows us to send comments about the applicationn Xbox Game Bar, rate Xbox Game Bar, rate a game ...
Record screen in Windows 10 with Xbox Game Bar
Once we have configured the operation of the Xbox Game Bar in Windows 10, the moment of truth arrives: record the screen of our equipment.
To record the screen, we just have to press on the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + Alt + R, or access the Xbox Game Bar and click on the red button at the top left. As soon as you press, a countdown will be displayed that will indicate the start of the recording.
From then on, the Xbox Game Bar will record the audio that we have established in the Capturing section. To end the recording, we must click on the square button located in the same place where the record button was. Or, we can use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + Alt + R.
To access the video recordings as well as the screenshots that we have taken, we must click on Show all captures, option available in the same widget that we use to record the screen.
Record screen with Windows 7 and 8.x
VLC
VLC, not only is it the best application to play any audio and video format, but it also allows us to download YouTube videos and even record the screen of our equipment, so we can not only use it in versions prior to Windows 10, but also in this version of Windows.
Record the screen with VLC
- To record the screen with VLC, we must access the menu Medium - Convert
- In the menu that appears, we select the tab Capture Device.
- In capture mode we select as source Desktop and we select the frame rate. If we want to see fluid movement, the minimum we must set is 30 f / s.
Capture Screen Recorder
One of the best applications to record the screen in versions prior to Windows 10 is Capture Screen Recorder. As the name of the application indicates, it allows us to record everything that is shown on the screen of our computer. This app, too is compatible with Windows 10, in case the solution that Microsoft offers us natively, does not quite satisfy our needs.
Capture Screen Recorder, allows us not only to record the Windows screen, but also capture the image from our webcam and establish which audio source we want to establish. In addition, it allows us to select the compression codec we want to use, the frame rate as well as allowing us to select the quality of the video and audio.
It also allows us record mouse clicks, mouse movements and even record only a window on video, not the entire screen of our computer.
FreeScreen Video Recorder
Another interesting option to record the Windows 7 screen is FreeScreen Video Recorder, a free application that also allows us record mouse clicks and movements, include the voice of the microphone, record a certain section of the screen or an application window in addition to the full screen.