

Now you can navigate to the screen you wish to record and press Win+G to open Game Bar. The feature's keyboard shortcuts can be viewed and customizes in the settings menu of the Xbox Game Bar app. To set up Game Bar in Windows 11, go to Settings > Gaming > Xbox Game Bar and turn on the switch for Open Xbox Game Bar using this button as a controller to use an Xbox gamepad to activate the Game Bar. From here, you can also check the box for Open Xbox Game Bar using this button on a controller to trigger the Game Bar through the Xbox button on an Xbox controller.įrom this screen, you can also view the default shortcuts associated with different Game Bar actions, or customize them with your own key combinations.

To set up Game Bar in Windows 10, go to Settings > Gaming > Xbox Game Bar and turn on the switch for Enable Xbox Game Bar. The Game Bar lets you record activity from most locations, except the desktop, File Explorer, and certain Windows apps, such as Weather.

However, it can just as easily capture screen activity from other, non-gaming, applications. Built into Windows, the Xbox Game Bar is designed to record games that you play directly on your PC or those you stream from an Xbox console.
