How to record entire screen on Windows 10?

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Is there a way to record entire screen in Windows 10?

Trying to use the Windows game bar to record (see https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/how-to-video-screen-capture-windows-10), I find that it only records the most recent windows clicked on before hitting the game bar hotkey (perhaps I am using the feature incorrectly).

My actual use case is that I have dual monitors: one large, where I want to record several windows to demonstrate something, and a laptop screen, where I have a script I need to read from (so need to capture audio as well). I then edit these videos in the Photos video editor. I want to record the entire screen of the larger monitor. How can I do this in Windows 10?

ZERICO2005 · Answer

There are 2 ways you can screen record the entire screen on Windows 10. (From GTX 1050 Ti)

Use OBS, it’s free and can record in 4K 60 and has customizable bitrate. However it has trouble recording demanding games. I found that a demanding game was running at 60 FPS while OBS recorded at 1-6 FPS. OBS can also record from multiple monitors.
If you have a Nvidia GPU you can download GeForce Experience for free which records at 4K 60 with customizable bitrate. Unlike OBS it will record well even on demanding games and won’t effect performance as much. Although I don’t have a way for it to record multiple monitors. The app has other features like screen record the last 30 seconds and game optimization.

Christopher Hostage · Answer

Google Chrome has some Screen Recording extensions.  If you're running Chrome, navigate to https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/screen?hl=en and see some of the options.
There are many third-party Windows screen capture applications like SnagIt or Screen-Cast-O-Matic which cost money.  There may be free ones as well.

SparedWhisle · Answer

The easiest way is to use recordscreen.io

You don't need to install any software, and you can literally learn to use it in just a few seconds or minutes.

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