When you turn on background recording, it keeps track of the last few moments of gameplay so you can capture the magic before it’s gone forever. To adjust the length of background recordings, do this: Select Start , and open Settings . Under Gaming , select Captures.

Take a screenshot or record a video to show other people what’s on your screens. Afterward, share it how you want—email, text message, social media—it’s up to you. Quickly take a screenshot in one of two ways: Select Start , enter Snipping Tool in the search bar, and select it from the results.

Learn how to create a screen recording video in Clipchamp. You can record your screen and yourself at the same time or only record your screen.

To change your capture settings, press the Start button , and then select Settings > Gaming > Captures. The following sections cover the capture settings you can adjust. Near the top of the Captures screen, you’ll see a section displaying the folder location where screenshots and game clips are automatically stored.

To adjust video quality, go to Start > Settings > Gaming > Captures. Under Video frame rate, choose between 30 fps (frames per second) and 60 fps. Video quality controls both fps and bit rate or megabits per second (mbps). Game clips are recorded at the video resolution specified in the game, up to 1080p.

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). For some PC games, Game Bar won't appear in full screen mode.

Learn how to use Snipping Tool to capture a screenshot, or snip, of any object on your screen, and then annotate, save, or share the image.

When you're using a Microsoft 365 program with Windows, there are two ways to copy the contents of what you see on your screen (commonly referred to as a "screenshot" or "screen capture"). You can use the Snipping Tool or the PRINT SCREEN key.

Here's how to record game clips and capture screenshots of your best gaming moments. Once taken, captures can be edited and uploaded to the Xbox network, where you can enjoy them everywhere you use Xbox: console, phone and mobile device, and Windows devices.

On the device you’re projecting from, go to the screen mirroring settings (sometimes called cast settings), and select your PC to connect to it. If you’re projecting from a PC, you can also select Windows logo key + K and select the PC you’d like to connect to.