How to Screen Record on Windows 11 and 10 (With Audio)

Screen record on Windows with Snipping Tool (Win+Shift+R), Xbox Game Bar (Win+Alt+R) or your browser. See how to add your mic and system audio, where recordings are saved, and why Game Bar only records one app.

Written guide How to Screen Record on Windows Snipping Tool, Xbox Game Bar, Clipchamp, PowerPoint and system audio. Read the guide →

Key moments

1. 1 Introduction , starts at 0:00
2. 2 Snipping Tool on Windows 11 , starts at 0:04
3. 3 Xbox Game Bar , starts at 0:51
4. 4 Record in your browser , starts at 1:21
5. 5 Recap , starts at 1:49

Transcript

Introduction 0:00

1. 0:00 Here's how to screen record on Windows 11 and 10, with sound.

Snipping Tool on Windows 11 0:04

1. 0:05 On Windows 11, the quickest way is Snipping Tool.
2. 0:08 Press Windows, Shift and R to jump straight into screen recording.
3. 0:12 Or open Snipping Tool, click the video camera icon, then click New.
4. 0:17 The screen dims.
5. 0:18 Drag over the area you want to record, or from corner to corner for the whole screen.
6. 0:24 A bar appears at the top.
7. 0:26 Click the microphone to record your voice, and the system audio button to include sound from your PC.
8. 0:32 A line through an icon means it’s off.
9. 0:35 Click Start, and recording begins after a short countdown.
10. 0:38 Pause if you need a break, then click the red Stop button when you’re done.
11. 0:43 The video opens in Snipping Tool.
12. 0:45 It’s also saved automatically as an MP4 in Videos, Screen Recordings.

Xbox Game Bar 0:51

1. 0:51 On Windows 10, use Xbox Game Bar.
2. 0:54 Click into the app you want to record, and press Windows and G.
3. 0:58 In the Capture widget, click Start recording, or just press Windows, Alt and R.
4. 1:03 A small timer shows while you record.
5. 1:05 Press Windows, Alt and M to turn your mic on or off.
6. 1:08 Press Windows, Alt and R again, or click Stop, to finish.
7. 1:13 Game Bar records one app window at a time.
8. 1:16 It can’t record the desktop or File Explorer, and clips are saved in Videos, Captures.

Record in your browser 1:21

1. 1:22 To record the whole desktop with your webcam, use recorder.video in your browser.
2. 1:27 Click Screen and pick a screen, window or tab, then click Record.
3. 1:32 Your webcam shows as a bubble, and you can pause at any time.
4. 1:36 Click Stop when you’re done.
5. 1:37 Then download an MP4, just the audio, or a GIF.
6. 1:41 For sound from your PC, keep Share screen audio on.
7. 1:45 Then choose Entire screen in the picker and turn on system audio.

Recap 1:49

1. 1:50 Here's the recap.
2. 1:51 On Windows 11, press Win+Shift+R.
3. 1:54 For one app on Windows 10, press Win+Alt+R.
4. 1:57 For the desktop, webcam and system audio together, use your browser.
5. 2:02 Record your screen free at recorder.video.