8 Best Screen Recorders for Windows 7 (Free) | Movavi

Best for: capturing videos of PC games

You may have heard friends or acquaintances talk about recording their screen with the Game Bar – a built-in Windows video recorder software. If you’ve tried to find it on Windows 7, you may be under the impression that it’s hidden somewhere impossible to find. Unfortunately, this recording tool is not available for Windows 7. It was initially a part of the Xbox app designed specifically for Windows 10, as more recent Xbox models also use that operating system. It is useful for recording games and other apps built for Windows 10 and designed to be Xbox compatible. It includes every app available from the Windows Marketplace and some that aren’t.

If your computer meets the specifications and requirements for Windows 10, you can upgrade and get access to the Windows 10 Game Bar. If you don’t want to upgrade to Windows 10, Movavi Screen Recorder makes an excellent alternative that is nearly as quick to use as the native Windows 10 solution and gives greater control over the output.

Pros

• Free tool, built into Windows

• Records videos of gaming sessions

• Live-streams (no third-party software needed)

• Share content from Windows and Xbox games

Cons

• Not all games work while using Game Mode

• Games compatible with Game Mode may not run in full screen

Here’s how to record a video from the screen with Game Bar: 

1. Press the Windows + G key combination to bring up the Windows 10 Game Bar.

2. Press the record button on the overlay that pops up. Windows will then record the video until you tell it to stop and save the results in the folder that you set in the program’s settings menus.

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