Knowing how to screen record on windows 11 is really useful, you may ever need to record something on your screen and want to share it with others.
If you need to explain to a colleague or family member the steps to do a certain trick on the computer, it is good in such situations to know how to screen record on windows 11 without having to download third-party software.
In previous versions of Windows, screen recording was not very smooth and there are no easy-to-use Windows built-in tools for recording screen video. But this matter changed dramatically with the new Windows 11 operating system, especially in early 2023, when Microsoft added a new feature to Snipping Tool. This tool originally only allowed you to take picture screenshots on your computer, but now it also helps you record screen in Windows 11.
This feature has been long overdue in Windows 11, and now it is officially available. We need to know how to screen record on windows 11 using Snipping Tool, and that is what we are going to show you in this step-by-step guide.
how to screen record on windows 11 by Snipping Tool
This tutorial is only applicable to computers running Windows 11 with Build 22621 or newer update. So make sure you have the latest Windows 11 update installed on your computer. Go to Settings > Windows Update, and check for any available updates by clicking the Check for Updates button.
1) Open Snipping Tool
Open Snipping Tool. The quickest way to do this is by clicking on the Start menu. Then type Snipping Tool, it will appear in the search results, click on it.
2) Toggle to Video-Recording Screen mode
When you open Snipping Tool for the first time in Windows 11, the default mode is to take screenshots and not to record the screen. Now we want to record the screen; so we need to switch to screen recording mode by clicking on the video camera icon.
3) Click on + New icon to start screen recording
This step is very easy straightforward, just click on the + New icon to start recording screen video.
4) Drag mouse to highlight the area you want to record
Once you apply the previous step, the screen will become completely dark, after which you will see a plus sign so that you can click by the mouse and drag to highlight any area of the desktop to start recording the screen video.
After you highlight the area you want to record, press the Start button at the top of the screen to start recording. The screen will show a countdown of 3…2…1, and once it’s finished, you’ll see the record button turn red to indicate that the screen is now being recorded.
5) Click on Stop when you want to end recording
When you have finished recording the thing you want, click the ‘Stop‘ button at the top of the screen (in the same place where the Start button used to be to start recording).
After you stop recording, your video is displayed with a timeline and video playback controls to watch the video that you recorded.
Conclusion
Now I think you learn how to screen record on windows 11 without having to use or download third-party software. With the same previous steps, you can record screen in Windows 11 with ease through the newly added feature in Snipping Tool.
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