Xbox Game Bar not recording microphone by default

.Ashe_ · Aug 6, 2020

I have gone through all of my settings to make sure everything has permissions and that all of my recording options are turned on. Seeing other people's posts, this has been a known bug for a long time and it'd be nice to see a fix. It's extremely annoying.
In my settings, I have "Record audio when I reocrd a game" on, "Turn mic on by default when I record" on, and I have it set to record ALL of my audio. I can't tell you how many times I try to get a game clip of my reaction to something and my mic was muted
because I forget to manually turn it on every single time when I start up a game, or even after I alt-tab and tab back into the game. Help!

:)

.Ashe_

As I mentioned in my original post, I've given the Xbox Game Bar app permissions. It's a bug. It shuts itself off even when I have the option turned on for it to turn my mic on by default when I record.

ImMartinFoxx

Hi!

Try going into your microphone settings and make sure that you have given the Xbox Game Bar app permission to access your microphone!

Lucas Lauer

Ok, my friend. You can try this, please:

Go to Settings in the Xbox Game Bar, Capturing, then “Audio to Record”. By default it is set as Game. You can change it to All as that includes Game audio, your microphone, apps, etc. This maybe can help to not stop recording when you alt + tab.

If it doesn't help too, please let me know.

XBF - Dom

Thank you for verifying! Have you tried changing your default microphone in both the Xbox app and the Xbox Game Bar?

Xbox Game Bar:

Open the Xbox Game Bar
Go to your "Audio" widget
Select the "Voice" tab
Change your "WINDOWS DEFAULT INPUT" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.
Change your "DEFAULT COMMUNICATIONS OUTPUT" and your "DEFAULT COMMUNICATIONS INPUT" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.
Scroll down to "More Settings"
Click "Xbox Party Chat"
Change your "AUDIO OUTPUT" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.
Change your "AUDIO INPUT" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.

Verify that "push to talk" is not enabled

Xbox app:

Open the Xbox app
Click your profile icon at the top right corner of the page
Select "Settings"
Select "Audio"
Set your default "Input device" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.
Set your default "Output device" to the headset or microphone you'd like to use.

Verify that "push to talk" is not enabled

XBF Brad A

Hi Mbathula,

Thanks for coming to the forums with your question. With recording your voice it will not do this through the game bar itself. You either have to do it through the Xbox companion app or have a capture card. As this guide for

setting up streaming windows 10 shows it will only record from the Microphone on the PC not the headset.

Recorded audio

Record game play with or without sounds from your game and your microphone, and choose the audio quality.

To record game sounds with your game clips, turn on Record audio when I record a game.
To choose a different audio quality than the default, select the Audio quality box and choose one of the options.
To record through your microphone, turn on Record audio when I record a game.

Thanks,

Brad

Xbox Game Bar not recording microphone by default