How to disable Xbox Game Bar on Windows

How to disable Xbox Game Bar on Windows

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I don’t care about Microsoft Xbox above the game? Here’s how to disable the Xbox Game Bar UI in Windows.

Out of the box, Windows 11 and 10 give you a way to record and share your games, as well as chat with your Xbox friends, save system resources, and do all sorts of things thanks to a plug-in. All of this is available through the Xbox Game Bar, but what if you don’t care about it and are just using it on your laptop? Fortunately, you can disable the Xbox Game Bar from bothering you. This is how it is.

How to disable Xbox Game Bar in Windows 11

You can’t completely disable the Xbox Game Bar in Windows 11, but you can disable it from using background content.

  1. Open the Settings app.
  2. Select Applications from the side menu.
  3. Click Installed Programs.
  4. Get the Xbox Game Bar.
  5. Click the ellipsis button on the right and select Advanced Options.
  6. Under Background apps permissions, click the drop-down menu and select Never.
  7. Scroll down to Stop and tap the button to stop the app.
  8. Select Sports from the sidebar settings.
  9. Click on the Xbox Game Bar.
  10. Turn off the switch labeled Open Xbox Game Bar using the button on the controller.

This will stop the Xbox Game Bar from running in the background and will also prevent you from accidentally opening the app using the controller. However, you will be able to launch the Xbox Game Bar using the Windows + G keyboard shortcut.

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How to disable Xbox Game Bar in Windows 10

In Windows 10, it’s easy to just disable the Xbox Game Bar altogether.

  1. Open the Settings app.
  2. Select the Sports section.
  3. Turn off the switch that starts with Enable Xbox Game Bar.

How to remove Xbox Game Bar completely

If you want to keep the Xbox Game Bar off your computer, you can uninstall it using Windows Terminal and PowerShell.

  1. Open Windows Terminal (you can find it in the Start menu).
  2. Type the following command and press Enter. Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage
  3. This process will only take a few seconds. Confirm that the Xbox Game Bar no longer appears in your applications list, then close Windows PowerShell.

This is the only way to completely remove the Xbox Game Bar in Windows 11 and 10, but you may not need Windows 10 since it is easy to turn it off completely.

How to restart the Xbox Game Bar

If you regret disabling the Xbox Game Bar, you can easily re-enable it by returning to the pages listed above and changing the settings back to their default settings.

If you have previously uninstalled the Xbox Game Bar, you can reinstall it from the Microsoft Store. You can find it using the button below.

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