How to easily record my Windows PC screen in HD with Action

In the beginning, working as a youtuber involved a large financial investment in advanced microphones and cameras. If you want to be a famous youtuber without investing a lot in audiovisual equipment, read this tutorial to learn how to record your Windows PC screen in HD and easily. With the best program that has nothing to envy to television studios: Action.

What is action?

So that you don't think we are overdoing the program introduction, we show you some things you can do with «Mirillis Action» or simply known as Action:




  • Record online games.
  • Capture as many web videos as you want; even those on YouTube.
  • Create video tutorials and become the best youtuber on the whole web.
  • Capture video, running from media players in windowed and full screen mode.
  • Register as many applications and websites as you want.

Explaining all of these great Action features would make this post very long. So for now we will focus on teaching you how to record your Windows desktop in full screen and in high definition. Let's start!

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How to easily record my Windows PC screen in HD with Action

Action lets you record and even stream live from the Windows desktop with excellent quality: 4K Ultra HD resolution up to 3840x2160, with no time limit.

  1. The active screen recording mode is designed to capture video from the Windows desktop, with the best screen recording performance over the entire web. Action perfectly records everything on your PC screen: applications, websites, videos, music videos, games and more.
  2. Push the button " Start / Stop Recording »Or the F9 hotkey to start Windows screen recording. The HUD status changes (the status bar) show that the Windows desktop recording is in progress, when viewing the moving stopwatch.
  3. Action includes its own internal fast player, dedicated to playing video recordings.
  4. Search your file manager and check the list of video recordings it contains. In that list, you'll find all screen recordings, game recordings, and any other desktop recordings you've made.
  5. Open one of the files and click twice mouse over a thumbnail to start playback and then edit it to suit your needs.
  6. By activating the active screen recording mode with Action, you can record your videos continuously without interruption. All the movements you make on the Windows screen will be recorded in a single video file. For all of this, Action is the best Windows screen recorder.

You can use Action to work as a youtuber

If possible. And fulfilling what was promised in the introduction, we'll teach you how to add yours webcam to screen recordings of Windows with Action, in real time so that you are the best youtuber:




  • Go to the video capture tab and enable the webcam option.
  • Select your webcam device from the drop-down menu and open «Webcam settings».
  • Use this window to adjust the webcam settings. Switch to preview mode and select the option » Drag-and-drop mode «.
  • Now with the mouse you can move and resize the webcam in the preview area.

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Make one registration of test with your webcam to check if you like the configuration you have chosen or if you customize it according to your needs. If you need to disable webcam video in game recordings, simply disable the "Webcam" option on the main video recording tab.


We wish you every success with this fantastic action program and your self-registrations. If you want you can share this post with your family and friends; is the best way to support us.


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