diff --git a/MainWindow.xaml b/MainWindow.xaml
index c38a19c..11eb2cf 100644
--- a/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -381,9 +381,6 @@
                             <Slider x:Name="SldVolume" Width="100" Minimum="0" Maximum="100" Value="80"
                                     VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="8,0"
                                     ValueChanged="SldVolume_ValueChanged"/>
-                            <Button x:Name="BtnRecord" Content="⏺" FontSize="16" Width="40" Height="40"
-                                    Background="Transparent" Foreground="#888" BorderThickness="0"
-                                    Click="BtnRecord_Click" Cursor="Hand" ToolTip="Aufnahme starten"/>
                             <Button x:Name="BtnFullscreen" Content="⛶" FontSize="16" Width="40" Height="40"
                                     Background="Transparent" Foreground="White" BorderThickness="0"
                                     Click="BtnFullscreen_Click" Cursor="Hand" ToolTip="Vollbild (F11)"/>
diff --git a/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index e84863a..9dc63c9 100644
--- a/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
     // WebView2 für Web-Sender (YouTube, Netflix etc.)
     private bool _webViewReady = false;
 
-    // Aufnahme
-    private string? _recordingFilePath;
-    private bool _isRecording = false;
-
     // WndProc-Hook für globale Tastatureingaben (auch wenn WebView2 Fokus hat)
     private System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource? _hwndSource;
 
@@ -210,7 +206,6 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
         try
         {
             _hwndSource?.RemoveHook(WndProc);
-            if (_isRecording) StopRecording();
             _epgTimer.Stop();
             _zapTimer.Stop();
             _epgRefreshTimer.Stop();
@@ -398,7 +393,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
             ? new System.Windows.Media.SolidColorBrush(System.Windows.Media.Color.FromRgb(0x00, 0x78, 0xD4))
             : new System.Windows.Media.SolidColorBrush(System.Windows.Media.Color.FromRgb(0x66, 0xBB, 0x6A));
         // Aufnahme stoppen wenn Sender wechselt
-        if (_isRecording) StopRecording();
+        // if (_isRecording) StopRecording();
         TxtNoChannel.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
         UpdateFavButton();
 
@@ -694,108 +689,6 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Window
 
     private void BtnFullscreen_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) => ToggleFullscreen();
 
-    private void BtnRecord_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-    {
-        if (_isRecording) StopRecording();
-        else StartRecording();
-    }
-
-    private void StartRecording()
-    {
-        if (_currentChannel == null || _currentChannel.Kind == ChannelKind.Web)
-        {
-            MessageBox.Show("Aufnahme nur für TV- und Radio-Sender möglich.",
-                "HomeStream", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Information);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (_player == null || _currentMedia == null) return;
-
-        try
-        {
-            var dir = _settings.RecordingPath;
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(dir);
-            var safeName = string.Join("_", _currentChannel.Name.Split(Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars()));
-            var fileName = $"{safeName}_{DateTime.Now:yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss}.ts";
-            var filePath = Path.Combine(dir, fileName);
-
-            // Laufenden Player stoppen, neue Media mit sout-duplicate starten
-            // #duplicate: gleichzeitig Display (Abspielen) UND File (Aufnahme)
-            _player.Stop();
-
-            // sout-duplicate: display nur Video (kein Audio via sout-Pfad!), file bekommt alles
-            // Audio laeuft separat ueber den normalen Decoder-Pfad -> kein Hall
-            var sout = $":sout=#duplicate{{dst=display{{select=noaudio}},dst=std{{access=file,mux=ts,dst={filePath}}}}}";
-            var media = new Media(_libVLC!, new Uri(_currentChannel.Url),
-                sout,
-                ":sout-keep",
-                "--network-caching=1000",
-                "--no-video-title-show",
-                "--no-osd",
-                "--rtsp-tcp");
-
-            media.MetaChanged += OnMediaMetaChanged;
-
-            var oldMedia = _currentMedia;
-            _currentMedia = media;
-            _player.Media = media;
-            _player.Play();
-
-            try { oldMedia?.Dispose(); } catch { }
-
-            _isRecording = true;
-            _recordingFilePath = filePath;
-            BtnRecord.Foreground = new System.Windows.Media.SolidColorBrush(
-                System.Windows.Media.Colors.Red);
-            BtnRecord.ToolTip = $"Aufnahme läuft: {fileName} — Klicken zum Stoppen";
-            TxtChannelSource.Text = (_currentChannel.Source == ChannelSource.Online
-                ? "● Online" : "● FritzBox") + "  🔴 REC";
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            MessageBox.Show($"Aufnahme-Fehler:\n{ex.Message}",
-                "HomeStream", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void StopRecording()
-    {
-        if (!_isRecording) return;
-        try
-        {
-            // Player mit normalem Stream neu starten (ohne sout)
-            if (_currentChannel != null && _player != null && _libVLC != null)
-            {
-                _player.Stop();
-                var media = new Media(_libVLC, new Uri(_currentChannel.Url));
-                media.MetaChanged += OnMediaMetaChanged;
-                var oldMedia = _currentMedia;
-                _currentMedia = media;
-                _player.Media = media;
-                _player.Play();
-                try { oldMedia?.Dispose(); } catch { }
-            }
-        }
-        catch { }
-        finally
-        {
-            _isRecording = false;
-            _recordingFilePath = null;
-            BtnRecord.Foreground = new System.Windows.Media.SolidColorBrush(
-                System.Windows.Media.Color.FromRgb(0x88, 0x88, 0x88));
-            BtnRecord.ToolTip = "Aufnahme starten";
-            if (_currentChannel != null)
-            {
-                TxtChannelSource.Text = _currentChannel.Source == ChannelSource.Online
-                    ? "● Online" : "● FritzBox";
-                TxtChannelSource.Foreground = _currentChannel.Source == ChannelSource.Online
-                    ? new System.Windows.Media.SolidColorBrush(
-                        System.Windows.Media.Color.FromRgb(0x00, 0x78, 0xD4))
-                    : new System.Windows.Media.SolidColorBrush(
-                        System.Windows.Media.Color.FromRgb(0x66, 0xBB, 0x6A));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     private void ToggleFullscreen()
     {
         if (!_isFullscreen)
diff --git a/Services/AppSettings.cs b/Services/AppSettings.cs
index 19e5a59..87fd4c8 100644
--- a/Services/AppSettings.cs
+++ b/Services/AppSettings.cs
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ public class AppSettings
     /// <summary>Startkategorie beim App-Start (default: Favoriten)</summary>
     public string StartCategory { get; set; } = "fav";
 
-    /// <summary>Ordner fuer Aufnahmen (default: Videos\HomeStream)</summary>
-    public string RecordingPath { get; set; } = System.IO.Path.Combine(
-        Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyVideos), "HomeStream");
-
     private static readonly string ConfigPath = AppPaths.Settings;
 
     public static AppSettings Load()