Win+Alt+R

Record the Screen on Windows

Windows · Screenshots & Recording
ActionRecord the Screen
ShortcutWin + Alt + R
PlatformWindows
CategoryScreenshots & Recording

About this shortcut

On Windows, you can record the screen with Win + Alt + R. Starts/stops screen recording via the Game Bar. 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 record the screen.

2

Press the keys

Press Win + Alt + R.

3

Done

Starts/stops screen recording via the Game Bar.

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