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wdcapturesession is a PC command-line tool that records live video during game tests. It encodes in H.264 or HEVC at 30 frames per second and outputs to .mp4 format.

Prerequisites

  • Windows 10 or later with support for Windows Graphics Capture.

Usage

The wdcapturesession tool supports the following command-line arguments:

wdcapturesession start

Starts a video capture session. wdcapturesession start [--filepath <filepath>] [--duration <max-duration>] [--monitor <monitor>]

wdcapturesession stop

Stops the video capture session and finishes writing the output to the .mp4 file. This operation fails if no capture session is in progress. wdcapturesession stop

wdcapturesession status

Shows the current video capture session state. wdcapturesession status

wdcapturesession list-displays

Lists all monitor indexes. wdcapturesession list-displays

wdcapturesession feedback

Opens the Feedback Hub app to report an XBOX game development bug or suggestion. wdcapturesession feedback Return to the top of this article.

Remarks

For more information about installing and launching PC Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) titles, see Using Microsoft Game Development Kit tools to install and launch your PC title.
Last modified on August 20, 2026