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Feel like the Game Bar is in the way? Here's how to make it go away for good.

The Game Bar in Windows 10 is a tool designed to help gamers capture video, broadcast their gameplay online, take screenshots, and quickly access the Xbox app. It's an efficient tool, but not everyone needs to use it nor wants it on their PC. That's especially true if something happens to go wrong with a Windows 10 update, rendering the Game Bar obsolete until an update from Microsoft comes down the pipe. Here are a few ways you can disable or remove the Game Bar and some of the features associated with it that might be affecting your PCs performance.

How to disable Game DVR

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Game DVR, part of the Xbox Game Bar, records video in the background while you game so that you can grab a clip of an epic moment that happened out of the blue. This recording also takes up system resources, so if your rig is already chugging along trying to run an intensive game, you can disable Game DVR without fully disabling the Game Bar.

  1. Right-click the Start button.
  2. Click Settings.

  3. Click Gaming.

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  4. Click Captures.

  5. Click the switch below Record in the background while I'm playing a game so that it turns Off.

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Repair Xbox Game Bar. If in case, your Xbox Game Bar installation is corrupted or missing, you may find multiple issues. So, simply repairing the Xbox Game Bar installation may fix the problem completely. Press Win + I keys to open up the Windows Settings menu. Click on Apps Under the Apps & features category, scroll all the way down.

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If you'd like to re-enable the Game DVR, simply repeat the steps and toggle the switch to On.

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  1. May 12, 2021 How to Download and Install Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10. If you want to download Xbox Game Bar app on your Windows 10 computer again, you can follow the steps below. Open Microsoft Store on your computer. Click the Search icon, type xbox game bar, and click Xbox Game Bar app. Click Get button to download Xbox Game Bar on your PC.
  2. The Xbox Game Bar application on Windows 10 enables you to capture your screen along with application audio and voiceover. This feature of Xbox helps you record your gameplays along with commentary. You may also use this feature to record your online lectures or create your own tutorial videos. The screen recordings are automatically saved.
  3. Xbox Game bar does interface-y stuff, some of which could be useful. Had a microsoft rep tell me at a former workplace that the government used the xbox functionality for things, and would not elaborate.
  4. I believe the Game bar is working, however you cannot see it, because the stream does not include the windows overlay. However, I have successfully joined my friends Xbox party through the Xbox Console Companion app and the Xbox (beta) app.
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How to disable Xbox Game Bar in Windows 10

If you have a Windows 10 PC and don't plan on doing any sort of gaming at all (or you just don't want to use Game Bar), you can disable the Game Bar completely. This means that nothing will happen when you hit the Windows key + G shortcut on your keyboard or hit the Xbox button on your gamepad.

  1. Right-click the Start button.
  2. Click Settings.

  3. Click Gaming.

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  4. Click Game Bar.

  5. Click the switch below Record game clips. Screenshots, and broadcast using Game Bar so that it turns Off.

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How to remove the Xbox Game Bar from Windows 10

If you'd like to completely remove the Xbox Game Bar, whether to avoid bugs or simply because you'd rather use other overlay systems, it can be done through Windows 10's PowerShell. Here's how it's done, and how you can reverse the operation if you ever change your mind.

  1. Right-click the Start button.
  2. Click Windows PowerShell (Admin).

  3. Type Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage and hit Enter on your keyboard.

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PowerShell will do its thing, and the next time you try to open the Xbox Game Bar you should be prompted to look for an app.

Want to get the Xbox Game Bar back on your Windows 10 PC? Just visit the Game Bar page in the Microsoft Store to download it again.

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Looking for more information on how to master the Game Bar? Our complete guide to how to use the Windows 10 Xbox Game Bar.

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