Recorder

Recorder process causes high CPU utilization recording on Windows Server

Your terminal server may experience a CPU load increase after several users work on it. In this case, the number of logging Recorders is equal to the number of users on the terminal server.

To solve this issue it is recommended to reduce the ScreenshotCapturingRateFps value in the Recorder settings file:

  1. Go to the folder where the Recorder is installed and open settings.json using any text editor.
    By default, it is installed into C:\Program Files\ABBYY Recorder.
    Important. Requires administrator privileges to edit settings.json.
  2. In the settings.json file find the following line:
     "ScreenshotCapturingRateFps": 8.0,
    Decrease the value for this parameter. We do not recommend setting it lower than 5.0.
  3. Save the settings.json file.
  4. Restart Recorder for changes to take effect
    Do it in one of the following ways:
    1. Using Start menu:
      1. Start > ABBYY Recorder > Stop ABBYY Recorder.
      2. Start > ABBYY Recorder > Start ABBYY Recorder.
    2. Restart ABBYY.Recorder.AutoLauncher service using Services snap-in  (Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services).

Important. Requires administrator privileges to restart service or stop/start Recorder via Start menu.

User is using Internet Explorer 11. Is their activity recorded?

It is not recommended to record users' activity in the Internet Explorer browser. Event recording in Internet Explorer is not fully supported, therefore events and/or screenshots may be lost during recording.

In order to record users' activity in a web browser, use supported browsers with the Recorder browser extensions installed.

Recorder Firefox extension limitation

Firefox extension install

The Recorder setup can install the Firefox extension feature only under a current user account.

If you install this feature, the Firefox browser will launch after the Recorder setup is complete. The Firefox browser is launched under the same account as Recorder has just installed. It asks a user to add the Firefox extension right now. User should allow the installation of the extension. However, the Firefox extension will be unavailable for other users.

Issue. Users did not detect any new extensions in the Firefox browser as a result of your administrative setup.

Workaround. Use one of the following methods to solve the issue:

  • Add the Firefox extension manually in a user browser.
  • Use the Firefox Group Policy to install the Firefox extension, for the Firefox extension feature to be available to all users.
    When installing via Group Policy, specify the path to the Firefox extension:
    %ABBYY Recorder folder%\FirefoxExtension\abbyy_recorder*.xpi

Contact the vendor for more info at https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md#extensionsettings
Important. In case of the Recorder upgrade, the Firefox extension needs to be updated manually.

Firefox extension uninstall

The Recorder setup cannot remove the Recorder Firefox extension.

Each user must remove the Recorder Firefox extension from Firefox manually. See How to Uninstall Recorder Firefox Extension for details.

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