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How to fix “Can’t Record Right Now, Try Again Later?”

Have you been getting the ‘Can’t Record Right Now, Try Again Later’ bug while trying to record a session of Minecraft or another game? If so, you don’t need to fret too much. This article was written with your problem in mind.

What Does the “Can’t Record Right Now, Try Again Later” Notification Mean?

The ‘Can’t Record Right Now, Try Again Later’ error on Windows 10 is related to the Game Bar (Game DVR) feature. After sounding out the preferences of PC gamers, Microsoft added the feature to Windows 10. Gamers use it to create, edit and share gameplay sequences with others.

This feature is built into the Xbox app on Windows and works and automatically works in the background no matter which game is being played. The best thing about it is that you don’t need to pause your game and activate a key combination to start recording your game session. Just pressing Windows Key + G will make Game DVR to automatically start recording your gameplay. Pressing the same combination again will stop the recording.

However, this feature has been known to work better on PCs with better specs. Game DVR uses a lot of CPU resources so it can cause some lag while it’s working in the background. Generally, a lot of gamers treated it as a necessary evil and didn’t mind too much.

Instead, what has got them annoyed is the ‘Can’t Record Right Now, Try Again Later’ pop-up which Game Bar often displays over a running game. Apart from being an annoying distraction, this notification also stops gamers from using the background recording feature.

The unusual thing about this bug is that it seems to be related to a specific game. Most users who encountered it reported that it happened while playing Minecraft.

Still, on the scale of Windows bugs, the ‘Can’t Record Right Now, Try Again Later’ notification isn’t considered particularly serious. It’s more irritating than anything else and many users have managed to fix it by using the methods in this guide.

How to Remove the “Can’t Record Right Now, Try Again Later” Error Message on Windows 10

The ‘Can’t Record Right Now, Try Again Later’ issue is just one of various bugs that result from a system that isn’t in optimal condition. You should make it a point to regularly clean up your PC. Otherwise, you might deal with frequent system glitches, clogged memory, storage problems, registry issues, and other problems that decrease the computer’s performance. Worse, it can slow down your PC to a crawl and trigger random errors while you’re doing a basic activity.

Your computer will surely benefit from Auslogics BoostSpeed or a similar optimization software. The Optimize tool in BoostSpeed will help you to defragment your disk for faster PC operations and optimize system memory for productivity boosts. You can even select different performance modes to finetune your PC for getting the most out of your current activity.

These quick tweaks should help with the ‘Can’t Record Right Now, Try Again Later’ bug on Windows 10. In addition, you rely on the methods below.

Use Another Shortcut for Recording

For some reason, using the default Windows Key + G shortcut to start and stop game recordings often results in the ‘Can’t Record Right Now, Try Again Later’

notification. Apart from being an inconvenience, this bug can also slow down gameplay. Some users reported that changing the shortcut stopped the error message from showing up again. If it can work for them, it can work for you as well.

  1. Press the Windows Logo key and type “Xbox” (no quotes).
  2. Press Enter or click Open in the results pane to launch the Xbox app.
  3. When the Xbox app opens, select Settings. This option is the last option in the left sidebar.
  4. In the Settings window, select the Game DVR tab.
  5. Add a new shortcut for Start/Stop Recording and click the Save button.

Next time you’re playing a game and want to record a sequence, use the shortcut you’ve created rather than the default shortcut. This should stop the ‘Can’t Record Right Now, Try Again Later’ error from showing up again.

Erase the Windows Store Cache

Several default programs like the Windows Update Windows Store and Xbox are somehow connected together on the operating system. Some of them share dependencies and component services. Hence, a corruption or issue in one can affect other programs.

Take the Windows Store and Xbox for example. If the Windows Store application has issues, the Xbox app on your PC can be affected. The ‘Can’t Record Right Now, Try Again Later’

bug has been linked to underlying system issues including cache corruption in Windows Store.

Performing a Windows Store reset can fix this error. Doing so clears the corrupt WS cache and other issues that affect shared dependencies.

Follow these steps:

  1. Press Windows Key+R to launch the Run dialog box.
  2. Inside Run, type “cmd” (no quotes).
  3. Hold down the Ctrl and Shift keys and press Enter to open Command Prompt with admin rights. Select Yes when the UAC confirmation prompt shows up.
  4. In the elevated cmd window, type the following command and hit the Enter key:

WSReset.exe

Instead of opening an elevated Command Prompt window, you can reset the Windows Store by using the Run tool:

  1. Press Windows Key+R on your keyboard.
  2. Type “WSReset.exe” (no quotes) inside the Run dialog box, then click OK.

A Command Prompt window will open and carry out the reset operation. The Windows Store will open soon after, sometimes with the following message:

The cache for the Store was cleared. You can now browse the Store for apps.

A third method involves clearing the store from the Settings app:

  1. Press the Windows key and select Settings.
  2. Navigate to Apps > Apps & Features.
  3. Locate Windows Store and click it.
  4. Click the Reset button.

After the reset, check if you can record your gameplay successfully without any bugs.

Reinstall the Xbox App

If the ‘Can’t Record Right Now, Try Again Later’ error continues to affect your in-game recording, perhaps reinstalling the Xbox app could fix the issue.

As the app comes preinstalled with Windows 10, you may not be able to uninstall it through the usual method. Check the steps below to remove the game app from your PC via the PowerShell command line utility.

  1. Simultaneously press the Windows Logo and X keys to bring up the hidden Windows menu.
  2. Select Windows PowerShell (Admin) to launch PowerShell with elevated privileges. If PowerShell isn’t there, search for it in the Start menu and select Run as Administrator.
  3. Copy the command below and paste it into the elevated PowerShell window. After doing that, press the Enter key:

Get-AppxPackage *xboxapp* | Remove-AppxPackage

Xbox has been removed from your computer. You can verify this by going into Programs & Features in the Settings app or Control Panel or looking for it.

Once you’ve checked that it’s gone, open the Windows Store application and install Xbox.

Launch your game — whether Minecraft or something else. The error will likely be gone.

Remove Minecraft from Windows and Add it Back

Still looking for how to fix the “Can’t Record Right Now, Try Again Later” bug after trying the previous fixes? One solution is to uninstall the game altogether. Many users reported that the error happens with some games, but not others. If the bug only shows up when you try to record a specific game, reinstalling that game might solve the issue for you.

A majority of those who’ve faced the problem reported that it occurred while trying to record Minecraft. All indications are that the bug js Minecraft-specific. If this is the case for you, the steps below will help you remove Minecraft from your PC and install it back.

Note: If you’ve gone deep into the game, we suggest you back up your game saves before uninstalling Minecraft. The set of steps below will help you do that:

  1. Launch the Run dialog box by pressing Windows Key+R.
  2. Type “%appdata%” (no quotes) in the Run field and click OK.
  3. The hidden Roaming folder will be opened. This is where Minecraft and some other programs store program data, including saves.
  4. Locate the .minecraft folder and click it.
  5. Locate the saves folder. Copy the folder to another location.

When you’ve reinstalled the game, you can copy the saves folder back to the location above.

Now, moving on to uninstalling Minecraft, there are two popular methods for this. If you’ve installed a recent version of the game or if you’ve been faithfully updating the game, you can uninstall it the traditional way—through Control Panel:

  1. Press the Windows Logo key and type “cpl” (no quotes).
  2. Click Open or press the Enter key to launch Control Panel.
  3. Click Programs & Features (if Control Panel is in icon mode) or “Uninstall a program” (if Control Panel is in Category mode).
  4. The list of installed programs will populate the Window. Locate Minecraft.
  5. Click the Program and select Uninstall.
  6. Follow the wizard to completely remove the game from your PC.

If Minecraft doesn’t show up in Programs & Features, you may be using an older version. Use this method to remove it, then:

  1. Open the Run dialog box by pressing Windows Key+R.
  2. Type “%appdata%” (no quotes) in the Run field and click OK to open the hidden Roaming folder.
  3. Right-click the minecraft folder and select Delete. You can also drag-and-drop it to the recycle bin.

With Minecraft completely removed, hop into the Windows Store and install it anew.

If it’s been a while since you updated the game, we suggest you update it first and see if that helps. From there, you can attempt the Uninstall-install method if that is needed.