This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off capture mouse cursor when recording a game for your account in Windows 11.
The Xbox Game Bar app is built into Windows 11 so you can record games to capture videos and screenshots while playing PC games. You can press the Windows
+ Alt + R keys to toggle the start and stop recording of your game.You can also choose whether you want to capture mouse cursor when recording a game.
Reference:
Xbox Support
support.xbox.com
Contents
- Option One: Turn On or Off Capture Mouse Cursor when Recording Game in Settings
- Option Two: Turn On or Off Capture Mouse Cursor when Recording Game using REG file
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Gaming on the left side, and click/tap on Captures on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Under Recording preferences, turn On (default) or Off Capture mouse cursor when recording a game for what you want. (see screenshot below)
4 You can now close Settings if you like.
1 Do step 2 (30 fps) or step 3 (60 fps) below for what you want.
2 Turn On Capture Mouse Cursor when Recording a Game
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_ON_capture_mouse_cursor_when_recording_game.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR]
"CursorCaptureEnabled"=dword:000000013 Turn Off Capture Mouse Cursor when Recording a Game
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_OFF_capture_mouse_cursor_when_recording_game.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR]
"CursorCaptureEnabled"=dword:000000004 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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