How to record screen on your Windows 10 PC

Perhaps record the screen of our own computer It is not one of the most common things that we do on a day-to-day basis, but it is that on very specific occasions we may need to carry out this action. In addition, there is a small group of people such as computer scientists, those in charge of creating tutorials or gamers, who need to resort to this option at all times.

If you have come this far eager to find formulas to record the screen of your Windows 10 PC, you can relax, and it is that you will no longer have to look for more. In this article we are going to explain you simply and clearly how to record screen in Windows 10, something that can be carried out thanks to the new native application «Game Bar». Also, if you still don't use WIndows 10, don't worry, since we are also going to explain how to record your computer's screen, though, using third-party tools.

How to record screen in Windows 10?

With the arrival of Windows 10, the latest version of Microsoft's popular operating system, many things changed compared to other Windows. One of them is the possibility of recording the screen of our computer directly, and without having to resort to third-party programs, which in most cases caused us problems almost constantly.

Indicated mainly for gamers, who record their games and post them on YooTube, those from Redmond developed the so-called Game Bar that allows us to record the screen of our computer with Windows 10. It is important to mention the latter as this bar only works with the latest version of Microsoft's operating system.

To access the game bar, just press the key combination "Windows" + "G". Then they will ask us if we want to open the game bar and if we answer affirmatively, we can start using it.

The appearance of the bar, which can be hidden at any time, is this;

There are also other shortcuts that you can use if you don't want to use this bar. With 'Windows' +' Alt + 'R' you can start recording the video, which will be saved in your captures folder in MP4 format. If you want to modify the settings, you can go to the Windows 10 application on your Xbox and choose the video quality, the shortcuts, among others.

It goes without saying that the options and functionalities of this bar are fully configurable from the cogwheel. Once inside the submenu, the following options will appear that you can configure at any time to your liking.

Undoubtedly, the Windows 10 "Game Bar" that allows us to make screen recordings stands out for its enormous simplicity, although if we want to make a high-quality video with important editing, we must use other types of tools.

Windows 10 screen recording tools

Recording the screen of Windows 10 as we have already seen is not something complicated and that anyone can do in a simple way at any time, with just pressing a combination of keys. It may happen that you still do not have the latest version of the operating system from the Redmond-based company, so you will have to resort to other programs to be able to record your computer screen. Without a doubt, the simplest thing would be for you to jump to Windows 10, but maybe you can't or don't want to, so we are going to show you other programs. If you already have the new Windows, maybe some of them may interest you since they not only record your computer screen, but in every house they serve you to edit the videos and leave them as a true professional.

Here we show you some of the programs that you can use to record screen in Windows 10 or in other operating systems with the Microsoft seal;

active presenter

active presenter is another one of those tools, available for download, that helps us to record the screen, but at the same time allows us to narrate the videos, put voice-overs, edit, add graphics, annotations and a lot of other things that will leave our video very close to perfection.

The Windows 10 game bar is more than interesting and you can get a lot out of it, but if you want to level up you need other types of tools, not only to record the screen but to create and edit videos that look like they were made by a professional.

Wondershare Filmora Video Editor

Thanks to this tool we will be able to record the screen not only in Windows 10, but also in Windows 7 or Windows 8. Its great popularity is mainly due to the enormous ease of use and the different functionalities that it has and that allow us to edit our videos as a true professional.

Screen recording with Wondershare Filmora Video Editor is really easy as it will be enough to open the program and choose Completely Mode to start the project. Then it will be enough to choose the option "Record the PC screen" which is just below the "Record" option.

Jing

In the network of networks there are many free programs that allow us to make screen recordings of our computer, but almost with total security we could tell you that no matter how much you look you will not find any of the features of Jing. Its qualities include its simplicity, the possibility of taking screenshots and creating a video with them or the possibility of using Windows keyboard shortcuts to operate this program without having to use the mouse.

Have you managed to record your computer screen for your videos without too many problems?. Tell us about your experience in the space reserved for comments on this post or through one of the social networks in which we are present. Also tell us if you use the native Windows 10 application for this or if you prefer other types of third-party applications such as the ones we have shown you in this article.