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Genesys Cloud Background Assistant (GCBA) overview

The Genesys Cloud Background Assistant is available for Windows only.

  • Run as a background process – Invisible to users, Genesys Cloud Background Assistant is a helper program that makes screen recording possible when using Genesys Cloud in a web browser. In Windows, it operates as a Windows service in the background.
  • Genesys Cloud Background Assistant starts automatically – Genesys Cloud Background Assistant automatically runs when your computer starts, so that the application can capture screen recording whenever you use Genesys Cloud in a web browser.
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Notes
  • Genesys Cloud Background Assistant supports screen recording when you run it with the Genesys Cloud web application in a web browser. 
  • Genesys Cloud Background Assistant supports screen recording when you run it with Genesys Cloud embedded clients in a web browser (Genesys Cloud for Salesforce, Genesys Cloud for Zendesk, Genesys Cloud for Microsoft Teams).
  • Genesys Cloud Background Assistant supports Genesys Cloud browser extensions (Genesys Cloud for Chrome, and Genesys Cloud for Firefox). 
  • Genesys Cloud Background Assistant supports private deployment that integrates with
  • Genesys Cloud Background Assistant supports CX Cloud from Genesys and Salesforce.
  • Genesys Cloud Background Assistant supports Unified Experience from Genesys and ServiceNow.
  • Genesys Cloud Background Assistant does not offer platform API or SDK support as means to achieve custom integration for screen recording.
  • Screen recording is unsupported when you run Genesys Cloud Background Assistant in a user’s desktop while using Genesys Cloud in a web browser that is in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment. For more information, see .

Download the installer

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  2. To install, double-click the installer, and follow the prompts.
Note: If the organization’s security policies requires it, the administrator can silently install Genesys Cloud Background Assistant and update users on specific days and times using a third-party software deployment tool. For more information, see .