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Home»Gaming»Console»How to Disable Xbox Game Bar on PC?

How to Disable Xbox Game Bar on PC?

José ZapataBy José ZapataDecember 17, 2022
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Xbox Game Bar is built into Windows 11 and 10 and is enabled by default. Disabling the app requires visiting the gaming menu to turn it off.

First, you need to check if it’s one by default. Press the Windows key plus “G” on your keyboard to open the Overlay. If you have an Xbox controller on your PC, you can also press its Xbox button.

If it doesn’t open, it’s already disabled. If it does, you should see the widgets and options.

Let’s check how to disable Xbox Game Bar on Windows PCs.

On Windows 10

These are the steps to disable Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10: 

  1. Click the Windows icon to open the Start menu
  2. Select Settings windows setting
  3. Go to Gaming gaming menu windows 10
  4. Select Xbox Game Bar
  5. Toggle off apps’ switch disable xbox game bar windows 10

You can go even further by uninstalling other Xbox apps.

  1. Press the Windows key plus “X” on your keyboard
  2. Open Apps and Features on the cascade menu
  3. Type “Xbox” on the search bar apps and features
  4. Uninstall the Xbox apps you don’t want anymore

Unfortunately, you can’t uninstall the Xbox Game Bar through that menu because it’s built into the operative system. You’d require special commands on the Windows Power Shell, and we don’t recommend that option.

Nevertheless, it’ll become invisible if you disable it and uninstall other Xbox apps. Also, you can disable its permissions entirely:

  1. Press the Windows key plus “X” on your keyboard
  2. Open Apps and Features 
  3. Find Xbox Game Bar
  4. Click the app and select Advanced Options advanced options
  5. Disable its permissions app permissions
  6. Scroll down and click on Terminate terminate xbox game bar

On Windows 11

Here’re the steps on Windows 11:

  1. Click the Windows button to open the Start menu
  2. Select Settings settings windows 11
  3. Open Gaming
  4. Go to Xbox Game Bar on the right
  5. Turn off the app gaming menu windows 11
  6. Go back to Settings
  7. Select Apps
  8. Select Apps & features
  9. Type “Xbox” on the list
  10. Find Xbox Game bar
  11. Click its three-dot menu
  12. Select Advanced Options xbox game bar advanced options windows 11
  13. Go to Background apps permissions
  14. Select Never disable xbox game bar permissions windows 11
  15. Scroll a bit further and select Terminateterminate xbox game bar windows 11

You can’t uninstall the app without advanced Windows 11 commands. However, you can leave it like this, and the software won’t do anything else on your system.

How to Uninstall Xbox Game Bar?

If you have some Windows technical knowledge, you may try to uninstall Xbox Game Bar from PowerShell. You’d have to use DISM commands (Deployment Image Servicing and Management). 

Proceed with caution, and create a system restore point before you start. Anyhow, here’re the steps: 

  1. Press the Windows key plus “X“
  2. Open PowerShell (Windows Terminal) in admin or elevated mode windows power shell
  3. Within the shell, copy and paste this command: “dism /Online /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages | Select-String PackageName | Select-String xbox” – don’t use the quotes!
  4. Press Enter
  5. Next, type these commands, and press Enter
dism /Online /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages | `
Select-String PackageName | `
Select-String xbox | `
ForEach-Object {$_.Line.Split(':')[1].Trim()} | `
ForEach-Object { dism /Online /Remove-ProvisionedAppxPackage /PackageName:$_}

One of these commands should remove Xbox Game Bar from your Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC.

These commands won’t damage your PC. It’s a pretty safe process. Alternatively, you may uninstall Xbox Game Bar with a third-party app. 

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José Zapata
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Jose Zapata has been writing about video games at TNT for nearly 4 years. He specializes in video-game troubleshooting, gaming lists, guides, and similar content. In 2021, he created an entertainment commentary/gaming YouTube channel, and he began editing gameplay videos for semi-professional eSports players (Warzone, Rocket League, AoE, and others). However, he prefers the RPG genre, ranging from classic and turn-based like Baldur’s Gate, to modern and open-world action-RPG titles like Elden Ring. He also has a competitive side for RTS games like Age of Empires II and Age of Empires IV…not the pro skills, though! Jose has worked as a content writer for nearly a decade for various tech-related digital magazines. He also has a background as a musician, so he used to work at BegginnerGuitarHQ, where he wrote musical tutorials. Lastly, he’s proficient with video editing and image processing tools such as Premiere, After Effects, and Photoshop, and he has several diplomas in audiovisual production. You can contact him at jouseup@technewstoday.com

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