How do I fix the social widget in Xbox game bar for pc?

Discus and support How do I fix the social widget in Xbox game bar for pc? in XBoX Rewards & Social to solve the problem; Every widget works fine except Xbox social. It doesn’t load my friends list and won’t let me join party chats. There is an option to reload the widget... Discussion in 'XBoX Rewards & Social' started by jonny thundergun, Aug 3, 2023.

  1. How do I fix the social widget in Xbox game bar for pc?


    Every widget works fine except Xbox social. It doesn’t load my friends list and won’t let me join party chats. There is an option to reload the widget but the result is the same. I’ve tried resetting, restarting, checked for updates, turned my pc off and on again after each attempt to fix the issue, and check my settings within game bar and firewall settings. Nothing seems to fix the issue. I haven’t uninstalled the app as the option is locked. I believe the problem started after the windows 11 update.

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    jonny thundergun, Aug 3, 2023
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  2. Anirban Sarkar1 Win User

    How do I fix the social widget in Xbox game bar for pc?

    Hi Jonny,

    I'm Anirban and I'll be happy to help you.

    Try these steps and see how it goes:

    1. Press Windows + S key and type CMD and click on Run as Administrator.
    Copy and paste this command, then press enter:

    "PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "& {$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage *XboxApp*). InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest}"

    Restart PC and check

    2. Press Windows + S key and type CMD and click on Run as Administrator.
    Copy and paste this command, then press enter:

    "PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "& {$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay*). InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest}"

    Restart PC and check

    3. Reset the Windows Store Cache by pressing the Windows Logo Key + R to open the Run dialog box, type wsreset.exe, and then select OK.

    Source: https://answers.microsoft.com/windo...yout-and/0a58ef66-bab3-4ce5-82f2-65265e59a51d

    Kind regards
  3. Yanyannnn Win User

    Xbox app on Windows continues using microphone after leaving party

    Hello kieranimo,

    Thank you for your reply!

    Just to clarify, are you able to fix the issue by closing the Xbox Social widget in the Game Bar?


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  4. iCaaPz Win User

    Xbox game bar

    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.]
  5. ADHDBoi Win User

    Why Does My Xbox Game Bar Keep Closing?

    1. too long ago

    2. Windows 11 22H2

    3. No Idea

    4. I've tried everything, repairing, resetting, everything.

    My game bar works, except for when I open up the social widget. When I open the social widget, it kicks me out of the game bar and when I do the shortcut, it opens for a second and then closes right away.
  6. kieranimo Win User

    Xbox app on Windows continues using microphone after leaving party

    Hi YanYannnn,

    Yes, closing the Xbox Social widget in the Game Bar temporarily resolves the issue.

    I say 'temporarily' because I'd still consider this a workaround to a continuing bug in Game Bar. Once I've left my party, it should stop using my microphone immediately. I should not need to also close the Xbox Social widget.

    I don't suppose there's any way to flag this as a technical issue so it gets to a dev team, is there?

    Thanks,

    Kieran
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