<p>I would look into using <a href="https://obsproject.com/" rel="nofollow">OBS (Open Broadcaster Software)</a>. It's free, and allows you to capture from a webcam and/or your actual monitors or windows. Many people use it for streaming to sites like <a href="https://twitch.tv" rel="nofollow">Twitch</a>, but it also has built-in options for recording to a file.</p>

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I wanted to do nearly the same thing on my Windows 7 laptop. I needed to make a 2 minute video of a device I built.  I messed around for a day with Camtasia, only to find out this very feature-rich video editor couldn't do this "simple" recording task. I ended up using Debut Video Capture Software. Free download. Got it working in 5 minutes to do exactly what I needed. I don't know if it works for Windows 10.
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<p>This question is basically the same as one I posted 2.5 years ago <a href="https://video.stackexchange.com/questions/10309/what-is-the-easiest-no-frills-way-to-produce-a-simple-video-on-windows-8">here</a>, except that now I am using a different laptop that runs Windows 10 instead of Windows 8.</p>

<p>My laptop has a camera. Since it can obviously take video of me (a la Skyping), it should be easy to create a video of myself practicing a presentation.</p>

<p>My laptop runs Windows 10.</p>

<p>This is going to be a long video -- 1.5 hours. What is the easiest way to accomplish that using apps that come with Windows or something free that I can download?</p>

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What is the easiest, no-frills way to produce a simple video on Windows 10?
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# What is the easiest, no-frills way to produce a simple video on Windows 10?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-14)

This question is basically the same as one I posted 2.5 years ago [here](https://video.stackexchange.com/questions/10309/what-is-the-easiest-no-frills-way-to-produce-a-simple-video-on-windows-8), except that now I am using a different laptop that runs Windows 10 instead of Windows 8.

My laptop has a camera. Since it can obviously take video of me (a la Skyping), it should be easy to create a video of myself practicing a presentation.

My laptop runs Windows 10.

This is going to be a long video -- 1.5 hours. What is the easiest way to accomplish that using apps that come with Windows or something free that I can download?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-08-15. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

I would look into using [OBS (Open Broadcaster Software)](https://obsproject.com/). It's free, and allows you to capture from a webcam and/or your actual monitors or windows. Many people use it for streaming to sites like [Twitch](https://twitch.tv), but it also has built-in options for recording to a file.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: I wanted to do nearly the same thing on my Windows 7 laptop. I needed to make a 2 minute video of a device I built.  I messed around for a day with Camtasia, only to find out this very feature-rich video editor couldn't do this "simple" recording task. I ended up using Debut Video Capture Software. Free download. Got it working in 5 minutes to do exactly what I needed. I don't know if it works for Windows 10.  

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