Mic doesn't work if not in game bar

Thats what I'm doing.. the only thing I am doing different from playing keyboard/mouse is the controller itself. but when i plug it in every setting on the pc changes to controller mic. Even though the controller has no mic. So I go back through all the
pc settings and xbox companion settings and change it back but the xbox game bar will not let me use the usb mic anymore. I have to unplug the controller and reset the pc to be able to use my mic again. when I start a party in the companion app it says my
mic is working , but if i am in a party on that app for some reason I'm not in a party on the game bar... so if i start a party on the game bar the mic still doesn't work..

Hi and thanks for reaching Microsoft Xbox gamer's community. My name is Josef.

I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft Xbox user like you.

Hope you're doing great today despite this Nobelnaga

May I know if you're able to change the shortcut for a different one?

If you're not able to do it, please try this:

Delete the registry keys associated with the game bar :

Press Windows key+R then type regedit and press Enter.

Go to this path (expand the folders using the little ">")

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR

Once there delete all the keys except (Default), restart your PC and try again

Thanks for letting us know, Bussy Bolice!

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hello,

ms-settings:appsfeatures doesnt bring up any options to reset game bar.

the mic works fine when game bar isnt in background.

game bar isnt listed in apps and yet searching in store shows game bar as installed.

Hey there,

Hope you're enjoying your day today, and welcome to the community!

With the pc, the headset working and the mic doesn't, perhaps try the following:
Right click on speaker on the task bar > Open Sound Settings > Input there's a drop down menu, select your headset.

With the Xbox,
Is there a controller update perhaps, If not, maybe check your settings:
Big Xbox button > Bottom right there's an audio, check to see if the bar is working and mic is on.

Let me know if that works for you.

Take care!

Sparrow