Windows 10 has a screen recording function, sparking understandable paranoia

[Syntaxvgm]

Windows 10 has not even been released yet, but that's a perfect reason to start unearthing a few secrets. Over the coming weeks and months there will undoubtedly be an endless stream of tips, tricks, and tweaks to try out, but how's this for starters? Windows 10 has a secret screen recording tool that can be used to capture on-screen activity as a video file. Taking a static screenshot is very simple. You can either hit the Print Screen key, use the Snipping Tool, or turn to one of the countless screen capture tools out there — many of which are free. When it comes to capturing video, however, it's something of a different story. Before you splash out on a dedicated tool such as Camtasia, you might want to try out Windows 10's hidden tool. It's designed for gamers really, but anyone can use it. The Game bar is a toolbar which Microsoft meant for gamers to use to capture screenshots of their high scores, as well as video footage of their gaming skills. Despite the name, it is not limited to use within games

 

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/07/19/236252/windows-10-will-have-screen-recording-tool

http://betanews.com/2015/07/19/windows-10-secret-screen-recording-tool/

 

 

This is causing a lot of security concerns about it being remotely triggered. Given Microsoft's track record for security issues....great.

Mandatory updates, built in screen recording tool...it's like Microsoft hate's their professional customers now......like windows 8 x2 on that end.

MS has forgotten their main customers. Businesses. 

(better be a group policy method to change this MS, you hear assholes?)

[Aytex]

[Dredgy]

 Given Microsoft's track record for security issues

 

Their track record, with a few exceptions, is "problem fixed very soon after it's found". So I wouldn't be too worried.

[Syntaxvgm]

wut

[Aytex]

 

wut

maybe it cud do better than fraps or dxtory idk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[QueenDemetria]

Microsoft wouldn't use this for remotely viewing screens, nope, never. They are totally a trustable company, they have never done anything sketchy in the past, never. /s

[Syntaxvgm]

Their track record, with a few exceptions, is "problem fixed very soon after it's found". So I wouldn't be too worried.

that's why I call it justified paranoia. Mainly about NSA stuff. I would call it tin foil hat crap, but given how in the past few years everyone with a tin foil hat has been proven right, I see the worry and call it justified to consider. 

[Syntaxvgm]

Microsoft wouldn't use this for remotely viewing screens, nope, never. They are totally a trustable company, they have never done anything sketchy in the past, never. /s

people forget the "steps recorder" exists already 

[BarisERY]

It better be the best recording app, otherwise its not worth the security concerns

[Syntaxvgm]

It better be the best recording app, otherwise its not worth the security concerns

Sadly there's not much you can do better than the NVIDIA/AMD solutions that don't degrade performance much, unless you can record regular screen sessions with decent performance and great compression options 

[linuxfan66]

This is wait and see I think...should be able to be bypassed/disabled easily

[Syntaxvgm]

Game dvr not avaible here because i'm still on gtx 480 haha. 

Honestly though how is this security issue ?

Given I can do literally everything remotely on windows, I guess this is a built in spy tool in some people's minds...given you'd have to be compromised in the first place. I mean when I worked in IT I frequently used command prompt to remotely start and kill processes on computers without interrupting the user like remote desktop would. They wouldn't even be able to know. 

[Syntaxvgm]

This is wait and see I think...should be able to be bypassed/disabled easily

I think so too, but I totally understand the paranoia 

[BrianPena]

Who gives a shit, are you guys all spies plotting some terrorist scheme? No? Then I doubt Microsoft cares about what type of porn you watch then.

[Syntaxvgm]

Who gives a shit, are you guys all spies plotting some terrorist scheme? No? Then I doubt Microsoft cares about what type of porn you watch then.

But the NSA watches over all of my shit I do as an individual because among 318 million people I'm important and stuff! Come at me bros

[TopWargamer]

Mandatory updates, built in screen recording tool...it's like Microsoft hate's their professional customers now......like windows 8 x2 on that end.

MS has forgotten their main customers. Businesses. 

(better be a group policy method to change this MS, you hear assholes?)

I believe Windows 10 Pro gives you the option to install updates or not. I'm more than likely sure that it's just Windows 10 Home that requires mandatory updates.

 

As for screen recording using Game DVR via the Xbox app, it's not a secret function and it's been known for a while. I think it's a cool feature. I have no issues with it.

 

This is causing a lot of security concerns about it being remotely triggered. Given Microsoft's track record for security issues....great.

How so?

[Syntaxvgm]

I believe Windows 10 Pro gives you the option to install updates or not. I'm more than likely sure that it's just Windows 10 Home that requires mandatory updates.

 

As for screen recording using Game DVR via the Xbox app, it's not a secret function and it's been known for a while. I think it's a cool feature. I have no issues with it.

 

 

 

How so?

read my other post for my thoughts on it 

[martlart]

The governments of various nations would love to use this in conjunction with some kind of automated blackmailing software to be able to completely sell out to corporations and still stay in power. Now where is my tinfoil hat...

[You_are_a_cunt]

so. much. paranoia.

 

 

It's probably a feature to record gameplay that Microsoft forgot to mention.

 

Also, wasn't Movie Maker capable of recording your screen back in the day?

[PerfectTemplar]

Brb, getting my tin foil hat.

[Derangel]

so. much. paranoia.

 

 

It's probably a feature to record gameplay that Microsoft forgot to mention.

 

Also, wasn't Movie Maker capable of recording your screen back in the day?

 

MS didn't forget to mention it, people are just idiots. MS announced Game DVR on Win10 at the beginning of the year.

[You_are_a_cunt]

MS didn't forget to mention it, people are just idiots. MS announced Game DVR on Win10 at the beginning of the year.

 

The attention span of the intertubes can be summed up in this gif:

[Blackler]

Hold on a second. This is a programme, like fraps, which records whatever is on your screen. We know that much. BUT. I really don't understand the paranoia. "Oh no! The NSA is recording my pc" but the file is saved directly to my hard drive? As far as I'm aware this function only serves to record to your own pc and not stream it live to another.

[Notional]

Mandatory updates, built in screen recording tool...it's like Microsoft hate's their professional customers now......like windows 8 x2 on that end.

MS has forgotten their main customers. Businesses. 

(better be a group policy method to change this MS, you hear assholes?)

 

Why would professionals use Home edition? Pro does not have mandatory updates. Having mandatory updates for Home is a really good idea, as it solves a lot of issues for MS, and makes the entire platform more secure.

 

As for the screen recording, sounds pretty cool actually, but I certainly understand the concern about it.

[Epis]

If Microsoft showed off this feature as a cool new feature most people would be praising them, but when an article mentions "security concerns" and "MUH PRIVACY" everyone loses their minds.