Game bar will not open, but still appears in task manager, how do I fix it?

Hi there! This is Virginia O.

I understand that you are experiencing issues with Gamebar not working.

I apologize for the inconvenienced this has caused you. I will do my best to help you.

Please update windows and apps by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and check for updates. Install any available updates.

To update Xbox App and gaming services. Open the Microsoft Store, go to your Library, and check for updates for both the Xbox app and Gaming Services.

And then repair the Xbox Game Bar app. To do this, open Settings press Windows key + I. Go to Apps & Features: Navigate to Apps > Apps & features.

Find Xbox Game Bar: Scroll down and locate Xbox Game Bar.

Click on it and choose Advanced options. Click Repair.

Restart your computer after completing the repair.

Next is to check background apps and permissions by closing unnecessary background apps. To do this, open Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc), and check for background running applications that might be interfering.

If the issue persist after performing the troubleshooting steps, kindly run the Game Bar as an administrator to see if that resolves the issue.

Thank you for your cooperation.

I understand. Game Bar does not even open? It shows you any error message or not?

Also, when you click on it to open, does it show on Task Manager? Please go to start > search and click on task manager. Then try to open Game Bar and see if it appears on the task manager, please.

Open the task manager (right click on the task bar then choose task manager) and see if the game is running, if not, you may have to reinstall your Xbox app

I have already scoured that webpage to no avail. Nothing I do will open xbox game bar. In task manager I can see when I press win+G xbox game bar will appear as running and then immediately show as suspended. No current guide on the internet has solved my problem so far.

Game Bar does show as running in task manager when I use one of the shortcuts but the program does not actually open so there are no error messages to diagnose the issue. If I end task to close Game Bar then try a shortcut again it does show again on task manager.