Why does my gamebar chat only work for a few seconds

Hi there! This is Virginia O.

I understand that you are experiencing issues with game bar chat not working.

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

Please check Microphone permissions. Ensure Xbox Game Bar has permission to access your microphone. Go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Microphone and ensure it's enabled for Xbox Game Bar.

And then update audio drivers because an outdated or incompatible drivers can cause issues. Kindly update your audio drivers via Device Manager.

Next is to reset Xbox Game Bar by going to Settings > Apps > Installed Apps, find Xbox Game Bar, and select Advanced Options. Then, click Repair and if incase it won't work choose Reset.

Then check Party Chat Settings. To do this, open Xbox Game Bar, go to Settings > Party Chat, and make sure that your microphone is selected as the input device.

After that is to check for Windows updates, make sure that your device is up to date.

If the issue persist after performing the troubleshooting steps, kindly test with another headset to rule out hardware issues.

Thank you for your cooperation.

unfortunately not yet, gamebar is used to alter the volumes only, the chat mixer on the headset and on various controllers are for console only currently.

make sure the browser has access to the mic under settings, or try using the xbox app instead of the browser. also why not use party chat via gamebar or the xbox app to chat.

use gamebar for party chat instead then you can pop into gamebar setting and set the default mic and output in there better.

this does not work on gamebar either. Maybe it's a bug. Just not working. I see the option in shortcuts, but doesn't work.