Record & Share Game Clips using Xbox App in Windows 10 with its Recent Update

Microsoft has finally rolled out a major update to Xbox App on Windows 10. This feature will make you giddy as a kid because now you can record and share your game clips right from Xbox App.  You can record upto 30 seconds of game play by clicking the “Record that” button to save the last 30 seconds of gameplay, or just press Windows + Alt + G.  Apart from that, you can also take screenshots of the game whenever you want using the Print Screen button on the keyboard.

Xbox One Windows 10 Update

Here is the list of Full Update

  • Game DVR for PC games – The Game bar lets you record game clips of your favourite Windows games. The length of a recording, including the maximum length, can be changed in Settings > Game DVR in the Xbox app
  • Screenshots – Take screenshots of Windows PC games by pressing Windows + Alt + PrtScr. Just as with Game DVR, you can also do this by clicking the “Screenshot” button on the Game bar.
  • Live Tiles – The Xbox tile on your Windows 10 start menu now welcomes you back, showing off your gamerpic and letting you know when you have new messages and activity alerts.
  • Avatar app – A new app is available in the Windows Store to customize your Xbox avatar’s appearance and outfit your avatar with a vast collection of items.
  • User profile – Check out another gamer’s bio, location, reputation, tenure, and other information in the more info page, including their animated avatar.
  • Real name sharing – This feature was rolled out in March update on Xbox One,  and now you can now choose to share your real name on the Xbox app with all of your friends or with everybody.
  • Xbox One Now Playing and media controls – The games and apps you’ve used most recently on your Xbox One are now displayed when you connect the Xbox app to your console. You can also use the Xbox app to pause, fast forward and rewind.
  • Live TV streaming and PIP (picture in picture) support – For preview members with an Xbox One Digital TV Tuner (in 16 European countries and Australia) or a Hauppauge 955Q TV Tuner (available in the U.S. or Canada) attached to their Xbox One, you can now stream live TV within your home from your Xbox One to Windows 10 PC running the Xbox app.
  • Xbox controller drivers – The drivers for Xbox controllers are now included with Windows 10, so you no longer have to download and install controller drivers on Windows 10.

Source: Xbox News

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