Win+G

Open Xbox Game Bar on Windows

Windows · Screenshots & Recording
ActionOpen Xbox Game Bar
ShortcutWin + G
PlatformWindows
CategoryScreenshots & Recording

About this shortcut

On Windows, you open xbox game bar with Win + G. Opens the Game Bar for capturing screenshots and recording. It sits in the Screenshots & Recording group and is one of the Windows shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard Windows conventions.

How to use it

1

Get ready

Open the app or screen where you want to open xbox game bar.

2

Press the keys

Press Win + G.

3

Done

Opens the Game Bar for capturing screenshots and recording.

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