{"id":20565,"date":"2024-06-27T00:45:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T00:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=20565"},"modified":"2024-06-27T00:49:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T00:49:41","slug":"change-max-recording-length-for-game-bar-in-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/change-max-recording-length-for-game-bar-in-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Ways to Change Max Recording Length for Game Bar in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 <strong>Windows<\/strong> logo key + <strong>Alt<\/strong> + <strong>R<\/strong> 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&#8217;ll show you 2 ways to change the max recording length for Game Bar in Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Change Max Recording Length for Game Bar via Settings App<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the <strong>Windows<\/strong> logo key + <strong>I<\/strong> together to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/common-ways-to-open-settings-app-in-windows-11\/\">bring up the Settings app<\/a>. Choose <strong>Gaming<\/strong> on the left-navigation menu and then click <strong>Captures<\/strong> on the right pane.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/gaming-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"417\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/gaming-settings.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/gaming-settings-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Under the &#8220;Recording preferences&#8221; section, click the drop-down list next to &#8220;<strong>Max recording length<\/strong>&#8221; and you can select 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours or 4 hours for your own purpose.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/game-bar-max-recording-length.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"377\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/game-bar-max-recording-length.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/game-bar-max-recording-length-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> \t<strong>Notes<\/strong>: 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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Change Max Recording Length for Game Bar via Registry Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-registry-editor-in-windows-10\/\">Open Registry Editor<\/a> and browse to the location: <code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\GameDVR<\/code>, and then double-click the QWORD <strong>MaximumRecordLength<\/strong> on the right pane. If it doesn&#8217;t exist, you need to create it manually.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/maximum-record-length.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"220\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/maximum-record-length.png 558w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/maximum-record-length-300x118.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the &#8220;Edit QWORD (64-bit) Value&#8221; box, select the <strong>Decimal<\/strong> option firstly, and then type one of the following values in the <strong>Value data<\/strong> field, and click <strong>OK<\/strong>. For instance, if you desired maximum recording length is 4 hours, then input 144000000000 instead.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/edit-qword.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/edit-qword.png 331w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/edit-qword-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>4 hours<\/strong>: 144000000000<\/li>\n<li><strong>2 hours<\/strong>: 72000000000<\/li>\n<li><strong>1 hours<\/strong>: 36000000000<\/li>\n<li><strong>30 minutes<\/strong>: 18000000000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Close Registry Editor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s it.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there a way to record more than 2 hours with the Game Bar? 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