How to Record Your Screen in Windows 11

Do you want to record the screen on Windows 11? This post is everything you need to get started. In this post, you’ll learn 2 different ways to record your screen in Windows 11 with ease. Only one method is built-in; for the others, you’ll need to download a specific program like PowerPoint.

Moreover, screen recording may be quite useful in a variety of scenarios. You could wish to film a how-to video for a non-techie buddy, or you might want to document the unexpected behavior of a Windows application. In a variety of situations, screen recording may be a highly valuable and effective tool.

Even while Windows provides a built-in capability for recording displays, it has significant restrictions that limit its use to specific circumstances. However, given the popularity of Windows, it’s no surprise that there are a plethora of third-party apps accessible. In this article, we’ll look at some of the greatest solutions available.

So, here are the methods to screen record in Windows 11:

1. Record the Windows 11 Screen with Xbox Game Bar

2. Record Your Screen in Windows 11 With PowerPoint

Method 1: Record the Windows 11 Screen with Xbox Game Bar

The Xbox Game Bar, which is included in both Windows 11 and Windows 10, provides a variety of features aimed at improving your gaming experiences, such as easy access to Xbox chat and a glimpse at your CPU and GPU performance. However, whether you’re gaming or not, its ability to record MP4 movies on your screen is its most valuable function.

There is one disadvantage to utilizing the Xbox Game Bar to record screen videos: it can only record one program at a time and cannot record the Windows desktop or File Explorer. As a result, if you want to demonstrate to someone how to accomplish an activity that requires numerous applications, such as writing a web page in a code editor and then viewing it in a browser, you’ll need to record many videos. You also can’t show them how to use the Start menu or anything else in the Windows 11 user interface.

Step 1. Select the program you wish to record and bring it into focus.

Step 2. Choose the Capture option from the Game Bar present on the top section of your screen.

Capture

Step 3. Select the Record button from the Xbox Game Bar. You may find it by searching your computer or using the WIN+G keyboard shortcut.

Record

Step 4. The Capture pane and the Xbox Game Bar will be shrunk once the screen recording begins, and you will be able to view the ‘Capture Status‘ pane, which is generally located on the right side of the screen.

Step 5. Next to the red circle, keep an eye on the time as it passes, and then choose the square to end the screen recording.

Step 6. Open the Xbox Game Bar once more, and select Show all captures to watch the recording, delete it, or open the folder where it’s located on your computer.

Show all captures

Method 2. Record Your Screen With PowerPoint

While Windows 11 features the Xbox Game Bar, most users also have PowerPoint, which provides its own screen capturing software for storing recordings in a presentation. This approach allows you to export the slideshow’s video to any folder on your computer, allowing you to use the recording just like any other video file.

Open a new presentation or an existing one; the recording will be saved if it’s within the slideshow.

Click the Insert tab, find the Media area, and choose Screen Recording.

Screen Recording

Choose Select Area from the box at the top of the screen, and then draw directly over the area you want to record. 

Select Area 

Once the selection is made, choose Record to start the screen recording.

Record

Press the stop button or enter WIN + Shift + Q after you’re finished recording the Windows 11 screen.

The recording is incorporated into the slideshow automatically. Right-click the video and select Save Media as, then select a location on your computer to save the MP4 recording.

Save Media as

That’s it. These were the 2 methods to record your screen in Windows 11 easily.

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