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In-built Sound Recording in Windows 11

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Introduction:

​Windows 11 has it’s own in-built Screen Recorder. This is actually an inbuilt XBOX  game bar application that can help screen recordings. In this article we will see  the steps of screen recording.

Steps:

  1. ​Launch the application or any web page you like to record.
  2. Press Windows logo + G key to launch Screen Recorder.
  3. Now click on the Capture option present on top.
  4. Click on the start recording button on the capture pane and record the application, or take screenshot. You can also use  Windows logo + Alt + R keys as shortcut keys.
  5. The recording mode will be indicated in red and you can see the timings also.
  6. Click on  Show all captures to view all the earlier recordings.
  7. Clicking on Settings option in Screen Recorder will give you a number of options like configuring Shortcut keys, preferred audio etc.

More Settings:

​To get more options click on Windows Settings > Gaming > Captures. Alternatively click on Edit more preferences in Windows Settings

Here you will find a myriad of options to configure.

Drawbacks:

​With Windows 11 in-built screen recorder you can not record the followings:

  • Desktop
  • File explorer
  • If you minimize this application the recording will itself finish.
  • It cannot capture mouse movements
  • This application cannot be used to record a game that works on full screen.

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