Is there a way to record more than 2 hours with the Game Bar? Game Bar is a built-in system component which allows you to capture videos while playing games. You can press the Windows logo key + Alt + R together to start (or stop) recording of your game. By default, you can record up to 2 hours and recordings will automatically turn off after 2 hours. In this tutorial we’ll show you 2 ways to change the max recording length for Game Bar in Windows 11.
Method 1: Change Max Recording Length for Game Bar via Settings App
Press the Windows logo key + I together to bring up the Settings app. Choose Gaming on the left-nigation menu and then click Captures on the right pane.
Notes: The built-in Game Bar has a maximum recording length of 4 hours. If you need to record for longer duration, try using third-party screen recording software without time limit.
Method 2: Change Max Recording Length for Game Bar via Registry Editor
Open Registry Editor and browse to the location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR, and then double-click the QWORD MaximumRecordLength on the right pane. If it doesn’t exist, you need to create it manually.
That’s it.
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