Gamebar Party Chat stops working when overlay is closed

BadBrains 413 · Dec 12, 2023

Ever since the latest windows 11 update the Xbox gamebar is not working properly. Party chat only works when the overlay is on the screen. As soon as I close the overlay the other members of the party can no longer hear me but I can hear them.

My PC is up to date and my settings are all correct and the same as they were before the latest update.

Going into app settings and into advanced settings on gamebar to terminate and reset is the only thing that occasionally gets it to start working again but as soon as you sign off or shut down the pc it reverts back to not working.

Its been like this for weeks and I've seen others posting on here about this issue and it seems there isn't a fix yet but I'd appreciate a little help.

:)

Kathy A.

Hello,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

We understand that you're experiencing issues with the Xbox Game Bar party chat. By default, the Xbox Game Bar is an overlay feature, pinning the service like chat party or social tab, will help the app to run on the background.

Should you wish to have a feature where Xbox Game Bar does not have to be on an overlay feature. Feel free to send a suggestion to Team Xbox - Xbox Support

Have a great day!

Sincerely,

Microsoft Community Moderator

BadBrains 413

You must have misunderstood or maybe I chose the wrong phrasing. When I say "close game bar" I mean minimize by pressing the windows key + G. This worked fine up until the latest update. Now when I join a party and minimize game bar by pressing windows key +G the other members of the party cannot hear me. When I press the shortcut key again and bring the game bar overlay back up, they can again hear me. This was not the case before last update. Only fix I've found that works is resetting the app in the settings menu, but this must be done every time I boot my PC or log into Xbox or game bar. Something has gone wrong with the latest update and game bar; looking through the support page and the forums I see a lot of people saying that certain game bar features have broken with the newest windows update.

hopethishelps4568321

This is by no means a good fix, but it has worked for me at at least lets you talk to your friends without actively keeping the gamebar open. When you are in a party, hit Win + G and click the pin icon on the "xbox party widget". You will see the overlay on your screen which is a tad annoying, but party chat will actually work and people can hear you.

Jesse E'

Hello, My name is Jesse. I'm an Independent Advisor and a member of the Microsoft community and I'd love to assist you today.

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Rage Athena

Sorry i should have clarified, i am on windows 10

Gamebar Party Chat stops working when overlay is closed