How to Record Computer Audio With Windows Voice Recorder

Windows Voice Recorder is a simple but effective program that comes pre-installed with Windows and can be used to record audio directly from your computer’s microphone. It also has a rudimentary editor you can use to trim unwanted bits from the start and end of the recording.

Record on Windows 10 Using Audacity

There are many third-party audio recording programs for Windows, but Audacity is a powerful one that’s free and open source. It’s used by many creative professionals, including podcasters, to make voice recordings and other kinds of audio. You can easily use Audacity to make, edit, and publish audio files recorded by microphone, in much the same way as you can record audio in Windows Voice Recorder. We demonstrate how to use the program to record internal audio from another program on your PC.