In April, Microsoft introduced the Game bar to Windows 10 as a means for recording gameplay sessions on PCs. But that’s not all it’s good for, as it turns out: you can also use the new Game bar recording function as a quick and dirty screen video recorder for other apps. In fact, this could work as a basic alternative to third-party options like Camtasia, as BetaNews first discovered.

The new feature only works in more recent updates to the Windows 10 insider preview. Don’t expect to see the Game bar option if you’re on the slow update ring running the now ancient Build 10074 or something similar.

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