Game Bar in Windows 10 October 2018 Update: it's the renewed Game Bar
Microsoft is betting very strongly on the gaming sector, and not just around the Xbox, but also on the PC. Windows 10 is an operating system designed for gamers, both for the Xbox exclusives that come to the operating system through the Microsoft Store and for the improvements and optimizations that have been added to the operating system to improve performance. of games and gaming. User experience during games. A few versions ago, Microsoft launched its Game bar , a bar to improve the gaming experience for all Windows 10 users, a bar which, with the arrival of the Windows 10 October 2018 update, has just received an excellent wash that we detail below continued .
The Game Bar allows users to access various functions and tools related to games, such as a button that allows us to activate "Game Mode" to gain some FPS during our games, record the screen, take screenshots. screen, etc.
What's New in the Windows Game Bar Update October 10, 2018
The way to launch this game bar is, from any application, to press the keyboard shortcut " Windows + G », Seeing this bar, and all its options, in the central part of the screen. This keyboard shortcut continues to work, however, Microsoft has made it easier to launch this tool, which we can now find in Cortana or in the start menu as a separate app.
When we open the new Game Bar, the first thing that will grab our attention is its new look . Until now, as the name suggests, it was a bar that appeared on the screen from which one could access all of its options. From now on, this bar has become a "window", a completely modified window which also has new functionalities such as, for example, audio controls which allow us to adjust the volume by apps and even easily choose the audio output device from there.
As we can see, in this window we will also find, in the upper part, an access to our profile Xbox Games , in addition to the buttons we use to capture our games, both record it in its entirety and take a screenshot or save the last 30 seconds of the game.
From the settings of the game bar (which we can open from the gear icon at the top of the window), we will be able to modify some parameters of this tool, such as the theme or the behavior of some of its capture and retransmission functions. . From the Settings menu in Windows 10, we will also be able to configure certain aspects of the Windows 10 October 2018 update game bar , such as the shortcuts to launch this game bar or one of its functions.
the new game bar update to Windows 10 October 2018 Now supports automatic blocking of automatic Windows updates, including driver updates, when game mode is on. That way, we'll finally put an end to interruptions (cuts, notifications, restarts, etc.) while we play.
What do you think of the renewed Game Bar, or Game Bar, in the Windows 2018 October 10 Update?
