How To Record Your Computer Screen and Take Screenshots in Windows 10

 How To Record Your Computer Screen and Take Screenshots in Windows 10 

Speed up your actions by learning how to record your screen in Windows 10

screen recording helps you capture your screen and record a video that you’ll be able to use later. But what is screen recording used for? You can record your conference, business meeting and create a detailed video with the help of a robust screen recording app or a dedicated program. You can also record the entire desktop and then share your videos with the intended audience on YouTube or other video-sharing platforms.

Most windows 10 users don't know that Windows 10 has a screen recording utility called the Xbox Game Bar. Using this, you can record a video of your actions in just about any Windows app on your laptop, whether you want to capture gameplay or create a tutorial for someone on Microsoft Office, Corel draw or Photoshop. 

To make it easier for you, we've listed out a few simple steps on how to record your computer screen in Windows 10.

The screen recording tool is part of the Xbox app that comes installed by default in Windows 10. Xbox Game Bar received some major updates to make it more useful, so you can now take screenshots and even make memes.

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How to record your computer screen in Windows 10

1. Open the app you want to record. Note that, the screen recorder tool can't capture some programs such as File Manager, or the entire desktop , but it does work in regular desktop apps (and those from the Windows Store).

2. Press the Windows key + G at the same time to open the Game Bar dialog.

3. Check the "Yes, this is a game" checkbox to load the Game Bar. This is the procedure whether you are screen recording a game or another kind of app.

4. Click on the Start Recording button (or Win + Alt + R) to begin capturing video.

5. Stop the recording by clicking on the red recording bar that will be on the top right of the program window. 

That's all!

You'll find your recorded videos, which are MP4 files, under the Videos folder in a subfolder called Captures. You'll also find them in the Xbox app under the Game DVR menu, where you can trim a video and share it on Xbox live (if it's a game).

How to take screenshots on your computer in windows 10

1. Open the app or file you want to capture

2. Press the Windows key + G at the same time to open the Game Bar dialog.

3. Check the "Yes, this is a game" checkbox to load the Game Bar. (It doesn't matter even if what you want to capture is not a game).

4. Click the camera icon on the Game Bar or Win + Alt + PrtScn and it will automatically take screenshots of the current screen.

That's how to do it. You can find all your screenshots in the Picture folder.

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