This week's top tips

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Windows 10 doesn't have this feature — or does it? While Windows 10 doesn’t have a screen recorder in the Snipping Tool, it does have a built-in screen recorder hidden in an out-of-the-way place. It's called the "Game Bar." Don't let the name fool you: While Microsoft created this tool for PC gamers, it has some features that are useful to everyone. It's part of both Windows 10 and Windows 11, and it's just a quick keyboard shortcut away. ⌚ This entire email will take you two minutes to read. Remember: If you'd rather not receive these Monday tip roundups, [you can easily opt out of them](=) without affecting the rest of your subscription. ☑ [Got it — don't show this again](=)​ This week's reader suggestion 🎥 I recently covered the Windows+Shift+R keyboard shortcut for launching the screen recorder on Windows 11. This keyboard shortcut doesn't work on Windows 10, but there is a similar built-in tool that does — complete with its own keyboard shortcut. 💻 This works on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. ➜ Windows Intelligence reader Howard emailed to highlight the screen recorder hidden in Windows 10's Game Bar. To pull up that Game Bar — which is actually a full-screen overlay, despite the name — press Windows+G on either Windows 10 or Windows 11. On the bar at the top of the screen, activate the "Capture" tool by clicking its icon. (You may also find it in the Widgets menu at the left side of the bar.) You can use the Capture tool to start and stop recording desktop windows as well as PC games and other full-screen applications. [Activate the "Capture" window and click the "Record" button.] While recording, you'll see an overlay box. Click the Stop icon to stop recording and save your video file. There's a keyboard shortcut for this feature, too. Just press Windows+Alt+R to start or stop the recording process. [Click the "Stop" button in the floating recording status window when you're done.] To find your recording when you're done, look in your user account's "Videos" folder. Open the "Captures" folder inside it and you'll see the videos you created here. Or, you can click the "See my captures" option in the Game Bar overlay. The other screen recorder in the Snipping Tool will probably work better on Windows 11 — at least for desktop applications — but this is an interesting built-in option on Windows 10. The Game Bar has other features that aren't just useful for gamers, too. Click around and you'll find: - A per-application volume control and audio device switcher you can access from anywhere with the Windows+G keyboard shortcut. - A performance panel with that shows you hardware usage status: How much CPU, RAM, and GPU resources your applications are using. - A Spotify widget for controlling Spotify playback. Enjoy! 📱 Looking for this week's Android Intelligence reader tip? [It's an easy solution for measuring distances in Google Maps on Android](=). Take a look! 💡 Got a useful tip you'd like to share with other Windows enthusiasts? [Submit it here](=) — or just reply to this email and share it with me! I'd love to feature your useful advice in a future newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------- Some tips you don't want to miss Now, a rapid-fire summary of the best useful tips from our most recent issues — just in case you overlooked something or haven't explored it yet! ⭐ Launch (and position) groups of windows at once: Microsoft's new PowerToys Workspaces tool lets you launch groups of applications and position their windows just where you want them. [Take a look at how it works — and how to get started](). ⌨️ Close windows from the Alt+Tab switcher: While Alt+Tabbing through windows, you can press the Delete key to close them. You can also use the arrow keys to move through the Alt+Tab switcher, quickly closing windows with the Delete key. Plus, this also works in the Windows+Tab window switcher, too. 👀 Show file name extensions and hidden files, the fast way: Both Windows 10 and Windows 11 provide an easy way to activate normally hidden file extensions — and normally hidden files. You don't have to dig into the old Folder Options anymore. Here's [where you can find the option in File Explorer](=). 👌 PSA: Staying informed just got easier: Does finding factual, unbiased news feel more like wandering around a maze, in the dark, shoelaces tied together? You should [read 1440](). Free of fluff, snark, and spin, 1440 is written by humans, for humans — who send you 1 single email every morning containing the top news stories of the day. For FREE. [Simplify your life and subscribe to 1440]() in just a few minutes! 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