Proctorio can record your screen during a proctored exam, but screen recording is one of several optional monitoring features that the exam administrator enables. Whether your screen is recorded depends on the settings your instructor or employer chooses for that specific exam.
What Proctorio captures
Proctorio's monitoring is modular — each feature can be enabled or disabled independently:
- Screen recording. Periodic screenshots or continuous video of the shared screen, triggered by suspicious activity or enabled for the full session.
- Webcam recording. Video of the candidate throughout the exam.
- Audio monitoring. Microphone input captured for sounds that suggest outside help.
- Browser lockdown. Prevents navigation away from the exam, blocks new tabs, and restricts copy-paste.
- Behavior analysis. AI-powered gaze detection, face detection, and audio anomaly detection that flags suspicious patterns for the proctor.
When screen recording applies
Screen recording is one of Proctorio's more invasive features, and it is not enabled on every exam. A low-stakes quiz may use only browser lockdown. A final exam or certification test may enable full screen recording plus webcam. Your instructor or the exam platform's pre-test checklist tells you which features are active.
If your screen is being recorded, Proctorio typically requests screen-sharing permission before the exam starts. That permission prompt is your signal that screen monitoring is active.
What gets recorded
Screen recording captures the exam window and any applications visible on the shared screen — not the entire desktop unless the settings are configured for full-screen capture. The recordings are compiled into a report that the proctor or instructor can review alongside the exam results.
What to do
- Check your exam instructions for any mention of screen sharing, recording, or proctoring.
- Close all other applications and tabs before starting — anything visible on the shared screen is captured.
- Do not open notes, messaging apps, or AI tools during the exam. These are the signals Proctorio's AI analysis is designed to detect.
- Test your system using Proctorio's pre-exam diagnostic before the timed portion begins.
Platforms in this category handle different aspects of proctoring — for example, does Proctorio detect cheating through AI analysis of eye movement, audio, and screen activity.
Bottom line
Proctorio can record your screen during a proctored exam — triggered by suspicious activity or running continuously, depending on the settings. The pre-exam checklist tells you what monitoring applies. Close everything else and treat the session as fully monitored.