Cant see Widget Store in Game Bar menu.

is not visible. I advise you to activate Widget, in the settings in widget menu or customize, reset. if not, I advise you to restore/reinstall the Xbox Game Bar app.

No Game Bar, clique em "Menu de Widgets" na barra superior, logo após isso clique em "Xbox Social" e voltará ao normal.

Espero ter ajudado.

-[Translation - In the Game Bar, click on "Widget Menu" on the top bar, right after that click on "Xbox Social" and you will be back to normal.

Hope this helps.]

Console companion is being phased out. You can download the new "beta Xbox" app in the Microsoft store. I had to do this recently myself. It finally lets group chats be read on PC, and has lots of movable widgets. Use the windows logo key plus the G key
to bring up the special widgets menu bar. I believe there's an option to create a "looking for group" as well, in one of the several menus.

when i click on the gear icon & on game bar settings, these are following options on the left side panel for me are as follows:

General

Shortcuts

Controller Bar

Accounts

Widget menu

Personalization

Capturing

Gaming features

Notifications

Feedback

im on game bar version 5.823.7272.0

I changed the transparency in the personalization menu, however all widgets remain completely opaque.

There was an update and I installed that. After it a saw I could open and close the captures widget with a button on the menu bar. Also if I set the display size to 175% instead of the recommended 200% I can see the borders of the captures widget and the text isn't too small. I prefer the 200% because it's easier to select things accurately, so I'll likely stick to that.

I'm glad I have options. not sure why transparency and resizing don't work