How to Record a Video of Your Computer Screen

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. Click the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner of the screen.

• You can also click the ∨ sign to the right of the screen video recording button to bring up a drop-down menu with options for microphones as well as the ability to enable/mute clicks in the recording.

• Or, you can drag the selection frame to limit the portion of the screen you need and then click the “Record” button again to record only the specified portion of the screen.
• To stop recording, click File on your Mac’s menu bar, then choose Stop Recording in the drop-down menu.

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. Click the Windows icon in the lower left corner of the screen.

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. Click the gear icon in the lower left of the Start window.

• Not all Windows computers have this option. If you have not updated the Windows 10 Creators Update and/or do not have a supported graphics card, you will not be able to record screen videos with the Game Bar.

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Off below the heading “Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcast using Game Bar” at the top of the page. The switch will turn to

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On . So you can record screen videos while playing games.

• You can add your own keyboard shortcut to enable screen recording in the text field below the “Stop/start recording” heading.