HOW TO: Take a Screenshot or Record Gameplay and Download On a Computer (NXOE)

Ever have an epic moment or if you're like us and epic fail?  Do you just need a still image or whole video clip?  Do you want to download your  capture to your computer or share your video clip or screen shot in other places other than twitter or on Xbox live?

Here is how to take a Xbox One screenshot or record gameplay and download to your computer.

Capture a screenshot

If you have a Kinect You can capture a screenshot by saying “Xbox, take a screenshot.”

If you wish to use the controller to capture a screenshot, double-tap the Xbox button, and then press the Y button  .

Note The Xbox captures the screenshot when you double-tap the Xbox button, so time your screenshot capture for as soon as you double tap the Xbox Button. Pressing the Y button  saves the image.

Record Gameplay Video

If you’re using the Kinect sensor, just say “Xbox, record that!”

If you aren’t using the Kinect sensor, double-tap the Xbox button  on your controller, and then press the X button .

Your captures are  now available in Game DVR, where you can set the screenshot as your background, or share it with others in a number of ways. To set a screenshot as your Xbox console’s background image see: http://bit.ly/XOBackground (updated Video Coming soon)

Due to restrictions when Game Streaming to PC you can not take a Screenshot or Record a video. So how to Capture a screenshot or record gameplay can not be shown in the How To Video, but the process to download your captures is and is done by doing the following:

How To Download Xbox One Captures To a Computer:

You can also share the screenshot to your activity feed, in a message, in your showcase, on Twitter, or on OneDrive by doing the following:

1. On Home, pull the right trigger  and open My games & apps. 
2. Select Game DVR. 
3. Scroll to select the screenshot or Video you want to use. 
4. Press the Menu button , and then select Share. 
5. Select Share to OneDrive (to download to a Computer)

To access your captures on you computer:

1. Load your favourite web browser (IE, Edge, Chrome, Firefox, ect)
2. Navigate to http://Onedrive.com
3. Once the loads, you will notice two new folders, Videos and Pictures
4. In the Videos Folder you'll see another folder called "Xbox Game DVR", this is where all your videos shared from the Xbox One to Onedrive appear.
5. In the Pictures folder you'll see another folder Called "Xbox Screenshots", this is where all the screenshots shared from the Xbox One to Onedrive appear.
6. To download your captures to your computer, just navigate to one of the above mentioned folders click the file you want to download, then in the menu bar at the top of the web site just click dowload.

Note Sharing and saving your screenshots will only be available if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription or if you’re performing the action on the home console of another Xbox Live Gold subscriber.