How to Set RecMaster to Record Automatically at Computer Startup?

Technology makes our daily life easier and easier. However, it also provides more chances to create mistakes and bugs. And this makes it important to get records of our daily operations on the PC. Whether you are an employer, IT staff, or anyone who hopes to record all the on-screen operations and changes, you will find RecMaster useful. With RecMaster, you can easily record automatically at computer startup and save all the activity videos simultaneously.

Please find the detailed steps below.

Step 1: Set RecMaster to record automatically upon launch

1. Download and install RecMaster

2. Go to Menu>> Auto Recording>> Auto-record

3. Tick “Auto-record in full screen upon RecMaster launch” and set other options according to your own needs.

Start recording in the background. Press “Alt+d” to show up: With this option ticked, RecMaster will run in the background and record without being notified on the computer desktop. And to show the interface of RecMaster, you can use the hotkey of “Alt+d”.

Effective only once / Always in effect: By choosing between these options, you can set RecMaster to auto-record once or always.

End recording automatically: With the help of this section, you can easily set the end time by duration or file size.

After recording: You can set RecMaster to do nothing or turn off the computer after the auto recording.

Effective only once / Always in effect: These options help you set RecMaster to stop the recording according to your settings only once or always.

4. If you don’t want the recorded files in large size, you can go to the Segment tab and save them in small files according to duration or size. This is optional but useful to those who hope to save as the recording is going on.

5. Restart RecMaster to test whether it will record automatically at the software launch.

Note: You can’t use Schedule and Auto-record at the same time, or they will conflict.

Step 2: Set RecMaster to start at boot automatically

Step 1 lets you easily set RecMaster to start recording upon the software launch. If you hope RecMaster to start recording as soon as the computer starts,  please keep on setting the following Step 2.

1. Go to Menu>> Settings>> General

2. Tick “Automatically start the software at boot”

If you are using a desktop computer, you can restart your computer now to check whether RecMaster records in full screen automatically after the computer is launched.

However, if you are using a laptop, please go to Step 4 to set RecMaster to be able to run on battery. And if you hope to set RecMaster to start a few minutes after the computer launch, you can find the details in Step 3.

Step 3: Set RecMaster to start a few minutes after the boot (Delay the task)

Every time you launch RecMaster, you need to connect to the internet to keep RecMaster registered. If RecMaster is launched before your computer connects to the internet, you may get registration errors. To avoid it, you can follow the steps below to delay the start of RecMaster automatically.

1. Search “Task Scheduler” and run as administrator.

2. Go to “Task Scheduler Library” and find RecMaster on the list. Right-click on RecMaster and choose Properties.

3. Go to “Trigger”, select the trigger and click “Edit”.

4. Tick “Delay task for”, set the time you hope to delay and click OK to confirm.

5. Next, you will go back to the Triggers tab where you can click OK to confirm the settings. Then, you can restart your computer to check whether your settings work.

If you are using a laptop, you can keep reading to set the task to run without AC power.

Step 4: AC power settings for laptops

For laptop users, your default setting may not allow RecMaster to start at boot if your laptop is not on the AC power. Please follow the steps below to make RecMaster run even if it’s on the battery.

1. Search “Task Scheduler” and run as administrator.

2. Go to “Task Scheduler Library” and find RecMaster on the list. Right-click on RecMaster and choose Properties.

3. Go to Conditions, uncheck “Start the task only if the computer is on AC power”, and press “OK” to confirm.

4. Restart your laptop to check whether you successfully RecMaster to record automatically at computer startup.

Please feel free to contact us if you have problems. You can also refer to the video guide below.

Video Guide About How to Set RecMaster to Record Automatically at Computer Startup?

Conclusion:

In conclusion, setting auto recording at a computer startup will greatly help you with your work and daily life. If you regularly record your computer screen, audio, or video, and are frustrated to start the recording manually, you can use RecMaster. Setting up automatic recording at computer startup is easy with RecMaster. And thus you can save time and hassle with the steps above.

Our goal with this tutorial is to make your life a little easier and streamline your recording process. I hope you enjoy RecMaster and the steps to record automatically at computer startup.