Hello everybody!
In today’s video, I’ll show you how to record your computer’s screen with the integrated
Windows 11 tool, and with some third-party apps as well.
Recording your screen could be useful in many situations.
For example, you may need to record a short video from a game, or create a video tutorial.
This way or another, such feature could become very useful and effective no matter what you
do.
And today we’re going to explore the best ways of doing that.
Let’s get it started!
XBOX GAME BAR We’ll begin with the official utility by
Microsoft – Xbox Game Bar Some builds of Windows 11 come with this app
pre-installed.
But even if your Windows lacks it, you can always install Game Bar from Microsoft Store:
• Go to the Start menu • Open Microsoft Store
• Sign in to Microsoft Store • Type “Xbox Game Bar” in the search
field • Press Enter
• In the window that opens, click “Get.”
Now Xbox Game Bar needs to be configured: • Click on the Start menu
• Jump to Settings • Open the Gaming tab
• And find Captures • Choose where to save your records
• Also, you can change record settings To be more exact:
• - set maximum recording length, • - decide if you want sound recorded along
with the video, • - set video framerate,
• - choose video quality, • - and decide if you want to see the mouse
cursor in your video record.
After that, start a game or another app you want to record:
• Launch Game Bar by pressing the key shortcut Win + G
• Finally, look up to find this Capture button and click on it to start recording.
• On the left, the panel will appear with such options:
• Take a screenshot • Record last 30 seconds
• Start recording • Turn mic on or off while recording
Also, you can enable every setting with the help of a corresponding key shortcut.
When you start screen recording, click on a free area to hide the Xbox panel, and the
recording status will be shown in the top right corner of the screen.
To stop recording, click on the Record button again or press the key shortcut Win+Alt+R
Go to Game Bar by pressing Win + G
Open the list of records by clicking on
“Show all captures”
This is where you can preview the screen captures you’ve made:
• Change the recording name •
Or open a file in the folder
Sometimes, Xbox Game Bar may refuse to open, or it can turn off on its own all the time,
but this can be fixed, and here’s how: • Go to the Start menu
• Settings • Apps
• Apps and Features • Find this program
• Click on the three-dots button on the right
• Open “Advanced options” • Look for the Repair button
• Launch the repair feature and wait for some time.
• In the end, the progress bar will change into the tick.
• Also, you can reset the app by clicking on the corresponding button.
Third-party apps for screen recording in Windows 11
To my mind, Xbox Game Bar is an excellent integrated tool for screen recording in Windows
11.
However, it is restricted to being able to record only one running app at a time, and
that’s why I can’t put it on top of my personal rating.
Meanwhile, there are numerous tools out there to let you make screen recordings in various
versions of Windows.
Naturally, we will never have time and resources sufficient to describe every app that can
do it, so we’ll cover the best tools available.
Let’s start with Free-Cam, which is a free utility.
It’s easy to use but very effective.
• Visit the official website: • Give your email
• Click here to download •
And then run the installer.
• When the installation is over, start Free-Cam.
• When the program window opens, click “New Recording.”
• After that, change the screen capture area,
• and switch it to “Fullscreen” • by clicking on this option
• Also, you can select a specific application for recording
• or a specific area on your screen.
• Click on the Record button.
After that, you will see a countdown (3 seconds) before Free-Cam starts
the recording.
To stop recording, press the Esc key.
After that, the preview screen for the recorded video opens,
and you can edit the video if necessary.
If you don’t need to, you can upload the video to YouTube immediately, or just save
it somewhere on your computer.
With the integrated editor, you can remove noise, adjust the volume, trim the video,
and add some fade in and fade out elements.
To remove sound or some frames, select a part of the video to edit.
Right-click and choose “Silence Selection” or “Delete” from the menu.
After that, click “Save and Close” to go back to the previous window.
When you’re finished with editing.
click “Save as Video.”
Now you can upload it to YouTube as well.
Free-Cam is pretty easy to use, and it offers a great range of functions for an ordinary
user.
However, there are also more complicated tools over there, such as OBS (Open Broadcaster
Software) It’s a popular application used by thousands
of streamers on various platforms.
In addition to streams and broadcasts, it can also record videos of what’s happening
on your computer.
OBS is a very good choice: with all of its functionality, it’s absolutely free to use.
• To download OBS, follow the link in the description
• Select the platform where to install the app - in my case, it is Windows.
• Run the installer.
• When the installation is over, start the app.
• After that, the Auto-Configuration Wizard opens.
• Click on the tab “Optimise just for recording”
• Click Next • Select resolution and framerate
• Next.
• Apply Settings.
• Then jump to the tab “Sources” • And add your Display Capture
• Click OK where necessary
• Also, you can add new sources.
For example, some text for a logo •
For the Game Capture feature, various settings are available
•
Go to the controls tab • Click on “Start Recording”
• To stop or pause the recording, go back to the OBS window and click on the Stop Recording
button or the Pause button • In the lower left corner of the app window,
you’ll see the path to the new record you have just made.
In my opinion, this is the best tool to choose if you’re looking for a free tool to record
your screen, with good functionality, high performance and ease of use - even for beginners.
That is all for now!
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