When using OBS Studio on a laptop, I keep getting blank screen when trying to record my desktop.

Background:

  • Installed OBS Studio using Scoop.
  • Running Windows 10 version 1909
  • Laptop running Intel HD Graphics and AMD Radeon Pro (FirePro)

Steps to resolve this:

  1. Find path to your OBS Studio exe file (obs64.exe) and copy it
    example: C:\Users\%username%\scoop\apps\obs-studio\26.0.2\bin\64bit\obs64.exe
  2. In the start menu, type Graphics Settings and open it.
  3. Set preference to Classic app and click browse.
  4. Add path which you copied earlier.
  5. Click Options and Set Graphics Preference to Power Saver
  6. Add another path and replace the version number with the word current.
    C:\Users\%username%\scoop\apps\obs-studio\    current**\bin\64bit\obs64.exe
  7. Perform step 5 again for the new path.
  8. Restart OBS Studio. Enjoy!