Wiki - Minecraft is not Working With Game Capture

Minecraft does not default to the high-performance GPU. SERVERS To enable it to work with game capture, you'll be required to follow these steps:

This applies mainly to laptops, as well as all in one systems.

First, ensure that the Game Capture source "Mode” is set to "Capture specific Window" and then select javaw/Minecraft from the "Window" drop-down

Close OBS and Minecraft

- Open the Windows 10 Settings App (Start button + Cogwheel icon).

Go to System - Display, then click "Graphics settings" near the lower right

Select "Classic app" or "Desktop app" (they are identical, but named differently on different windows versions) and click "Browse".

- Once Minecraft/javaw.exe is added, click "Options" and choose "High Performance"

The javaw.exe is typically located here:

For Minecraft Vanilla Java Edition 1.16 and up

%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

You might not be able to locate Javaw.exe in the default location if you use the Lunar Client or Custom Launcher. It may instead be in a subfolder of the launcher. Here's how you can locate the file:

- Launch Minecraft(the game, not just the launcher) - Press Ctrl+Shift+ESC(Escape) to open Task Manager - Right-click OpenJDK Platform binary and select "Open file location" - The folder that opens is the location of your javaw.exe. Scroll to the top and use this path to locate the right javaw.exe to set to High-Performance Graphics.