Game Bar is built into Windows 11 so you can capture videos and screenshots while playing PC games. While you're playing a game, press the Windows logo key + G on your keyboard to open Game Bar. If you have an Xbox 360 or Xbox One controller plugged in to your PC, press the Xbox button.

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. Location for saving captures. Near the top of the Captures screen, you’ll see a section displaying the folder location where screenshots and game clips are automatically stored.

Windows 11 Windows 10. To find your game clips and screenshots, select Start > Settings > Gaming > Captures, then under Captures location, select Open folder. To change where your game clips are saved, use File Explorer to move the Captures folder anywhere you want on your PC.

Choose Widget Menu > Capture. Choose Start recording, Take screenshot, or Record last…. Record last… turns the most recent moments of play into a game clip when background recording is turned on. Set the duration in Windows Settings > Gaming > Captures. Find your game clips and screenshots by opening Game Bar and selecting Widget Menu > Gallery.

Windows 11 Windows 10. Use the Xbox Game Bar with your keyboard and a screen reader to record a video clip of your favorite game or app, for example, if you find a usability issue with it and want to show the problem to the developer.

. Games & apps. Get to know Game Bar on Windows. Open Game Bar to take control of all your favorite gaming activities while playing on your Windows 10/11 device. Note To use many of the Xbox features within Game Bar, you must have the Xbox app for Windows installed and be signed in. Get the Xbox app for Windows.

Home. . Friends & social activity. Capture game clips and screenshots. 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.

Capture any of the following types of snips: When you capture a snip, it's automatically copied to the Snipping Tool window where you make changes, save, and share. Open Snipping Tool. There are four ways to open Snipping Tool: Select the Start button, enter snipping tool, then select Snipping Tool from the results.

Solution 1: Power cycle your console. If you're still having trouble using the Xbox capturing feature to record gameplay clips, power cycling your console may clear up the issue. How to restart or power cycle your Xbox console. Solution 2: Make sure capturing is enabled. To make sure capturing is enabled on your console:

Windows 11 Windows 10. To use the Snipping Tool when you have a mouse and a keyboard: Press Windows logo key + Shift + S. The desktop will darken while you select an area for your screenshot. Rectangular mode is selected by default.