For PC games in full-screen (or full-screen exclusive) mode, you won't see Game Bar, but you can use the Windows logo key + Alt + R to start and stop recordings. You'll see the screen flash when the recording starts and completes.

For some PC games, Game Bar won’t appear in full screen mode. To start and stop recordings without Game Bar, use the keyboard shortcut Windows logo key + Alt + R. The screen will flash to indicate the start and end of recording. If background recording is on, Windows logo key + Alt + G will record the last moments of play.

If the game is configured to use fullscreen (sometimes called exclusive fullscreen) mode, change the in-game resolution setting to an Auto SR-compatible resolution.

Find out how to customize Xbox Game Bar and enjoy a PC gaming layout that’s uniquely yours.

When you start a character-based application in a console (for example, CMD.EXE), the application runs in the current console (unless you start it with the "start" command). If you start a Windows 32-bit or 16-bit application, it starts on the desktop. To switch back and forth between a console and a full screen, press ALT+ENTER when the ...

Describes three methods that you can use to start an .exe file in a full screen.

Use the Xbox mobile app, the Xbox Game Pass app, or the Microsoft Store on PC to remotely install games—so your games are ready when you are.

You receive errors, or nothing happens when you start an .EXE file in Windows 7 or Windows Vista. Additionally, you may receive messages saying that you have a virus.

To adjust the video quality of your captures on Windows 10: Press the Start button , and then enter settings into the Search box. Select Settings > Gaming > Captures. Under Recorded video, select the quality that you want for Video frame rate. To adjust the video quality of your captures on Windows 11: Press the Start button , and then enter ...

Microsoft has changed how it updates PCs that run the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). WinRE will be updated using the monthly cumulative update. This change only applies to PCs that get updates from Windows Update (WU) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). This change starts on June 27, 2023, for the Windows 11, version 22H2 cumulative update.