Magnifier not working in games after update

Robbie Frechette · Aug 18, 2022

After some recent update, presumably, my Magnifier app does not work in any game I try. Works on the main menu system, but if I try to use Magnifier inside any game I launch, it either goes blank or flickers gibberish. My os version is 10.0.2.22624.1814. This is a new behavior, as I've used the Magnifier an all Xbox games and apps for years. (Legally blind, need to.) Any suggestions?

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Geri M.

Hi Robbie Frechette,

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Geri M.

Hi Robbie Frechette,

We have not heard anything from you since our last reply. Please do not hesitate to create a new thread if you have new concerns. We hope that we have answered the issue you reported to us. We personally understand that finding time to work on this matter can be a little difficult to manage. Thus, we would like to let you know how much we appreciate your patience and most importantly the time you have dedicated to post here in Xbox Forums.

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Geri M.

Hello Robbie Frechette,

Welcome to Xbox Community Forums. We appreciate for sharing your concern with us and we hope that you are doing well today.

We understand that you are having issue with your Magnifier app that does not work with any game. As per description, it started after after the update. Let us work on this together an sort this out for a resolution to help you back in gaming.

Since you made mentioned update, this means that you have updated your system, may we ask if drivers are also updated to its latest version? You may also refer to these links for more information - Magnifier not working Solved - Windows 10 Forums (tenforums.com) and Troubleshooting: "Xbox App Not Picking up Microphone Sound" Problem in Windows 10 - IR Cache

We hope it worked out well for you. If not, please reply back to this forum to let us know. We will be glad to follow up and help you.

Have a great day ahead.

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EzequielNeves19

After downloading the application, go to the magnifying glass (search), after that, go to the games option, and search for the game, if the Star Wars Battlefront 2 you want to install is from the Xbox Classic, it will not work.

t Lucifer t

Before the March update I was able to take screenshots and record video while zoomed in using the Magnifier Tool. After the March update I can no longer do this. Also, the basic function itself is hard to use. It switches from magnifier to game without consent.
I would like to see this issue resolved seeing how I used this function often and now I can't use it at all.

Magnifier not working in games after update