How to turn on xbox game bar in background?

Hello Henri Peltier,



Greetings!



Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.



The issue you are describing has been one of the recent changes after the Windows update where it is impacting the Xbox party chat using Xbox Game bar. You are correct that the temporary workaround is to pin the party tab. You can also make pinned widgets transparent where it takes up less of the screen. We will help you how to do it by following some steps.

Here are the steps:

• Click on settings (gear icon)
  
• Go to Personalization
  
• under theme, you can select Light
  

Additionally, you can submit your feedback about the recent environment of party chat in Xbox Game bar. This will help our engineers investigate and improve your gaming experience. You can use the link below on how to submit feedback using Feedback hub app for Windows. Here is the link: Send feedback to Microsoft with the Feedback Hub app - Microsoft Support





We look forward to your response. Kindly let us know, if there is any misunderstanding or clarifications of our description by sending us a reply.



Sincerely,

Hi Taylor M, my name is Adam.

To enable Xbox Game Bar to run in the background on Windows 11, you can follow these steps:

1. Open Settings and click on Gaming.

2. Click on Xbox Game Bar and turn on the option to Open Xbox Game Bar using a keyboard shortcut.

3. Go back to Apps and select Apps & features.

4. Search for Xbox Game Bar and select Advanced options.

5. Make sure the Background app permissions are turned on.

If the app is still not working, try repairing or resetting it. You can also press Windows + G to open Xbox Game Bar.

I hope this helps!
Adam.

Hello

The Xbox Apps can't be fully uninstalled since it is baked in to the Operating System but they can be disabled but turning the off Game-bar in the Gaming tab, Disabling Background apps and disabling SysMain

Disable Game-bar

If you go to Settings, Gaming and turn everything off

Background App

If you go to Settings, Privacy and Background Tasks you can turn them off

SysMain

With Windows 10 it also has a feature were it learns to pre load Apps and Software in to RAM.

This can be Good and Bad but if your using an SSD is a feature that can be disabled

Go to Services and Locate SysMain, Right Click, Proprties, Startup Type (Disable), Stop and Apply

Hello David!

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

We understand that you're trying to run Xbox Game Bar in the background. In this case we recommend you try the following steps:



1. Open the Xbox Game Bar by pressing the Windows key + G.

2. Click on the Settings icon (gear icon) on the Game Bar.

3. Under the General tab, toggle on the "Enable Xbox Game Bar for things like recording game clips, chatting with friends, and receiving game invites" option.

4. Close the Game Bar and check if it's running in the background.



If the above steps don't work, you can try resetting the Xbox Game Bar app. Here's how:



1. Press the Windows key + I to open Settings.

2. Click on Apps.

3. Scroll down and click on Xbox Game Bar.

4. Click on Advanced options.

5. Scroll down and click on Reset.

6. Restart your computer and check if the Game Bar is running in the background.



I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

Sincerely,



Microsoft Community Moderator

Does this happen with every game or only some?

Is the Xbox App open in the background when you try opening the Game Bar (try both with and without the App being open).

Let us know how you get on.