


If background recording is enabled, you can use the Win + Alt + G command to spit out a clip of the last 30 seconds of gameplay. Recording gameplay footage is the primary use case for the Game bar, and it works as advertised: Press Win + G to bring up the bar, then Win + Alt + R to start recording and the same command to stop. And if you enable background recording - which uses more system resources - you can set the maximum clip length to 30 minutes, one hour or two hours. Windows 10's Game DVR will record audio by default you can set the bitrate to 96, 128, 160 or 192 kbps, or turn off audio capture. For video quality and resolution, you can select "standard" or "high" - there's nothing more specific than those terms, unfortunately. Oddly, the app doesn't let you change the output folder for videos and screenshots. You can enable or disable it entirely, and replace the default keyboard shortcuts with hotkeys of your choosing. From there, you can do whatever you want with the files - upload them to YouTube, share them on Facebook and so on.īefore you start using the Game bar, it's a good idea to hop into the Xbox app and configure settings for the Game DVR feature. The Game bar generates screenshots in PNG format and videos in MP4 format, and drops them in the following folder: C:\Users\\Videos\Captures. You can also use it as a screen recorder, although that functionality is somewhat limited. Windows 10 lets you use the Game bar to record gameplay footage and take screenshots of Windows PC games.
