How to Record Your Screen With Xbox Game Bar
Xbox Game Bar comes with Windows 11 by default. There are several settings you can customize in the Xbox Game Bar, but for this tutorial, we’re just looking at how to record the screen and access the captured file.
How to Record Your Screen With PowerPoint
While the Xbox Game Bar is built-in to Windows 11, most people also have PowerPoint installed, which includes its own screen capturing utility for saving recordings in a slideshow. Using this method lets you export the video from the slideshow to any folder on your computer, so you can use the recording much like any video file.
How to Record Your Screen With ShareX
ShareX is a free screen capturing program that supports recording your screen and saving it to an MP4 or GIF. When you’re completely done recording the Windows 11 screen, press the stop button, or enter WIN+Shift+Q.
Other Ways to Record What’s on Your Computer Screen
The methods described above aren’t even close to all of your options. There are many other software programs designed specifically for screen recording, unlike PowerPoint. You can also enter Shift+Print Screen for an MP4 or Ctrl+Shift+Print Screen for a GIF. You can click and drag to make a box over the area. To capture a single window, hover the mouse over it so it becomes highlighted, and then click once. To record your whole screen, select the desktop. To do this, right-click the red dot in the taskbar and select Stop. Another option is to enter Shift+Print Screen. If the bottom of the selection is visible, you’ll see a Stop button as well. Use Abort to abandon the recording.
Snagit, for example, lets you pull out individual frames from the video and even save the screen recording as an animated GIF. A screen recording program you might already have on your computer is VLC. It’s known primarily as a media player, VLC can also be used to capture your screen to a video file.
