The Xbox Game Bar is one of the easiest-to-use screen-capturing tools available. The utility can be accessed from every game — including the desktop — via a hotkey.

Set whether you want Windows 10 to record audio during your streams—probably a yes—and whether it should automatically turn on your microphone when you start a broadcast.

The Xbox Game Bar in Windows 10 consists of an overlay with various widgets to aid in recording your gameplay.

Screen record: Load up Xbox Game Bar First thing's first: load the app you intend to use and record. This process can't record a Windows desktop. Then press and hold the Windows key + G.

How to screen record with Xbox Game Bar Don't be confused here, although the Xbox Game Bar has "game" in its title it can still be used to record your screen in Windows as well. So if there's a ...

Learn how to take screenshots on Windows using built-in options like the Snipping Tool, Print Screen shortcuts and the Xbox Game Bar.

We show you how to Pin and Unpin the Xbox Game Bar widget onto your Windows desktop screen using some asy steps.

If the Xbox Game Bar Record button is greyed out on your Windows 11/10 PC, you can use these fixes to resolve the issue once and for all.

Given that Windows 11-based handhelds like the ROG Ally use Xbox controller features, it seems baffling that out of the box you can't hit a button and bring up the Xbox Game Bar.

You can adjust the maximum length of time for background recording using Game DVR on Windows 10, and in this guide we show you how.