Minecraft Not Working With Game Capture
Minecraft does not default to the high-performance GPU. In order to get it working with game capture you will need to do the following:
This is mainly for laptops and all-in-one systems.
A first troubleshooting step is to make sure that the Game Capture source "Mode" is set to "Capture specific window", and select javaw/Minecraft in the "Window" drop-down
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Close OBS and Minecraft
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Open the Windows 10 Settings App (Start button → Cogwheel icon)
- Navigate to System → Display and select "Graphics settings" near the bottom
- Choose "Classic app" or "Desktop app" (they are the same thing, only named differently on different windows versions) and hit "Browse".
- Once Minecraft/javaw.exe is added, click "Options" and choose "High Performance"
The javaw.exe is usually located here:
For Minecraft Vanilla Java edition 1.16 and older:
%localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.4297127D64EC6_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Local\runtime\jre-legacy\windows-x64\jre-legacy\bin\javaw.exe
For Minecraft Vanilla Java edition 1.17:
%localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.4297127D64EC6_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Local\runtime\java-runtime-alpha\windows-x64\java-runtime-alpha\bin\javaw.exe
For Minecraft Java edition 1.18:
%localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.4297127D64EC6_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Local\runtime\java-runtime-beta\windows-x64\java-runtime-beta\bin\javaw.exe
If you're using the Lunar Client or a Custom Launcher, you might not find javaw.exe in the default location, but instead in a subfolder under the launcher. Here is how to locate that:
- Launch Minecraft(the game, not just the launcher)
- Press Ctrl+Shift+ESC(Escape) to open Task Manager
- Right-click
OpenJDK Platform binaryand select "Open file location" - The folder that opens is the location of your
javaw.exe. Scroll up and use that path to find the correct javaw.exe to set to High-Performance Graphics.
Once this is completed, restart both OBS and your game (remember that they should have been closed at the beginning of this guide).