Windows 10
Windows 10 does not have a built-in screen recording feature. To record your screen, you must install a 3rd-party application. There are many to choose from: some free, some not. It’s recommended to choose one which produces either MP4 or WEBM output.
Windows 11 (and above)
Users on Windows 11 have access to a built-in screen recording utility, called Snipping Tool. The Snipping Tool is actually two tools in one: a screenshot capture tool and a screen video capture tool.
Follow these instructions to record your screen to a video clip:
- Click the camera icon, then the New button.
- Hold down your left mouse button and drag your mouse, creating a rectangle on the screen. This rectangle is the area of your screen which will be recorded.
- Release your mouse button.
- If you also want to record your voice, ensure that the microphone icon is not crossed out.
- Click Start. You will be given a 3-second countdown before recording actually begins.
- Record your screen.
- Click the red square when you are done.
- Play back the recording to ensure that it looks (and sounds) as you intended.
That’s it. The utility will automatically save your video clip to your “Documents\Videos\Screen Recordings” folder.