Game Bar doesn't stay on in Settings/Achievements for Xbox app playing sound, but not...

Hello EnemyStarship

Hope you are doing well today!

Highly appreciated to that information you have provided. Let me continue to help you and provide additional methods to fix the issue. I made research for some troubleshooting steps to use for this matter. You may follow the suggested method below.

Method A. Check the Xbox live service it should be up and running

Method B. Turn Off and, On your console,

Method C. Make sure that you are connected to your Xbox Network

• Click the Xbox button in your controller
  
• Click on your profile, then choose System
  
• Under System, click on General Tab then choose Network Settings
  
• It should show "Set-up Wireless Network"
  

Method D. Choose Alternate Mac address

• Press the Xbox button and go to Settings
  
• Choose Network settings and click Advanced Settings
  
• Click "Alternate MAC address"
  
• Choose clear console, then wait until the console is restarted to save the changes made.
  

Hope it work for you this time.

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Hello

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I understand that you have an issue in regard of retaining the Game bar enable in your windows computer. Let’s work together in finding the best resolution to this issue.

For me to better understand the issue, I’d like to ask a few questions:

• What is the make and model of your computer?
  
• Is this working before?
  
• When was the issue started?
  
• What is the current version and build of your windows computer? (Press the Windows key + R type winver then hit Enter)
  

The following are the suggested methods to correct the issue. Please be guided.

Method A. Update Windows

• Start button, and then go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Install all pending updates
  

Method B. Turn Off "Enable Xbox Game Bar for things like recording game clips, chatting with friends, and receiving game invites."

• Press the Windows key + I to open the Settings
  
• Go to Gaming
  
• Choose Xbox Game Bar
  
• Turn Off "Enable Xbox Game Bar for things like recording game clips, chatting with friends, and receiving game invites."
  

Method C. Clean Boot

• In the Search box on the taskbar, type msconfig and select System Configuration from the list of results.
  
  
  
• On the Services tab of System Configuration, select Hide all Microsoft services, and then select Disable all. Select Apply.
  
  
  
• On the Startup tab of System Configuration, select Open Task Manager.
  
  
  
• On the Startup tab in Task Manager, for each Enabled startup item, select the item and then select Disable. (Keep track of which items have been Disabled. You will need to know this later.)
  
  
  
• Close Task Manager.
  
• On the Startup tab of System Configuration, select OK.
  

Let us know the result and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

We look forward to your response.

Regards,

Jason Guer

Microsoft Community Moderator

Thanks for the detailed reply (I do appreciate it), but none of these steps mention anything about achievements for 'Xbox' PC games not showing on the screen or the Xbox button on controllers/Win+G not activating/opening Game Bar. The steps mentioned also didn't fix the more minor issue of Game Bar not reminaing activated in the Settings.

My PC isn't a specific make, it's a custom build.

I believe it was working when I first got the PC home, and it stopped working at a certain point - I believe the Game Bar recording was interfering with another function of some kind.

I can't remember when the issue started, unfortunately.





The current version/build is displayed in the image above.

Hello EnemyStarship

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

I understand that you have an issue in regard of retaining the Game bar enable in your windows computer. Let’s work together in finding the best resolution to this issue.

For me to better understand the issue, I’d like to ask a few questions:

• What is the make and model of your computer?
  
• Is this working before?
  
• When was the issue started?
  
• What is the current version and build of your windows computer? (Press the Windows key + R type winver then hit Enter)
  

The following are the suggested methods to correct the issue. Please be guided.

Method A. Update Windows

• Start button, and then go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Install all pending updates
  

Method B. Turn Off "Enable Xbox Game Bar for things like recording game clips, chatting with friends, and receiving game invites."

• Press the Windows key + I to open the Settings
  
• Go to Gaming
  
• Choose Xbox Game Bar
  
• Turn Off "Enable Xbox Game Bar for things like recording game clips, chatting with friends, and receiving game invites."
  

Method C. Clean Boot

• In the Search box on the taskbar, type msconfig and select System Configuration from the list of results.
  
  
  
• On the Services tab of System Configuration, select Hide all Microsoft services, and then select Disable all. Select Apply.
  
  
  
• On the Startup tab of System Configuration, select Open Task Manager.
  
  
  
• On the Startup tab in Task Manager, for each Enabled startup item, select the item and then select Disable. (Keep track of which items have been Disabled. You will need to know this later.)
  
  
  
• Close Task Manager.
  
• On the Startup tab of System Configuration, select OK.
  

Let us know the result and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

We look forward to your response.

Regards,



Microsoft Community Moderator

when I type it doesn't play any sound when i send the message etc it just displays the text. and its not on any game its just on the xbox game bar app