To start and stop recordings without Game Bar, use the keyboard shortcut Windows logo key  + Alt + R. For some PC games, Game Bar won’t appear in full screen mode.To capture game footage, make sure the Record in the background while I’m playing a game checkbox is selected in Game Bar settings (or turn it on in Windows Settings > Gaming > Captures).You can even set your resolution to upscale everything to 4K: If you want to find your game clips and screenshots in Game Bar, select the Widget Menu > Gallery. You can easily set the duration for Record Last… in Windows Settings > Gaming > Captures. Record last… turns the most recent moments of play into a game clip when background recording is turned on. Take Screenshot will take a screenshot – obviously. Start Recording begins to record what you’re playing in real time, to later turn into a clip. Select Start recording/ Take screenshot/ Record last….While playing a game, press the Windows logo key + G to open Xbox Game Bar. Follow the steps below on how to clip on PC with Xbox Game Bar Before you use it, you should know how to access it.

If you have Windows 10, you automatically have Xbox Game Bar. Make sure the switch at the top labeled “Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcast using Game bar” is toggled to On.

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