The LFG tab on xbox gamebar doesn't work for me. Can anyone help?

Hi, there is no official information from Microsoft about if LFG is compatible with games outside the Microsoft Store.

https://support.xbox.com/help/friends-social-ac...

I encourage you to download Halo Infinite or another game from the Xbox app first, and once downloaded, verify if you can use the LFG feature.

Thanks for the reply, I have only tried on 1 game - Halo Infinite which I downloaded from Steam. I also followed your instructions and it says "Deleting certain registry values could cause system instability. Are you sure you want to permanently delete these values?". Is this correct? I don't want to proceed if I have done something wrong. Thanks.

Hello Luke, this is Manuela. I'm an Independent Advisor and community user like you, ready to assist with this.

Not a Microsoft employee.

I’m sorry to hear you’re having some trouble with the LFG feature on your PC. Let’s try to sort this out.

However, before that, I would like to ask some questions:

Is the feature not working with all your games, or is not working with certain games?
The affected games were downloaded from the Microsoft Store / Xbox app?

Meanwhile, please try this possible solution:

Press Windows Key + R together and type regedit. Click “open” or “run”
Now, go to this path, you may need to expand the folders.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR

Click the GameDVR folder and delete all the keys, but not the “Default” one.
Restart your PC and verify if the problem is solved.

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Regards,

Hello V1pe3r,

Thank you for your contribution to the Microsoft community.

WE totally understand that you want to fix your Xbox Game Bar. Just a reminder, we are not able to double check your account and device here manually since we do not have the option to. No worries, we do have some troubleshooting steps here that we may try.

Before proceeding, I need to know more details so that we can get the best possible troubleshooting for you.

-May I know what was the last changes/updates you made on your end before the issue occurred?
- Is everything completely working before?
-Are you getting any error message

Basing on the statement you provided above, here are some troubleshooting steps that you may try:

Enable Xbox Game Bar via Settings

1. Press Win + I key and launch Windows Settings
   
2. Click the Gaming tab in the left pane and select Xbox Game Bar
   
3. Toggle the button next to Open Xbox Game Bar to “On”
   
4. Reboot the system to apply changes and then launch Xbox Game Bar
   

Repair or Reset Xbox Game Bar

1. Press Win + I key to launch Windows Settings
   
2. Click Apps > Apps & features
   
3. Search for “Xbox Game Bar” in the search box and hit Enter
   
4. Next, click the three-dot > Advanced options
   
5. Select Repair. If this does not do anything, select Reset
   

Use Registry Editor

1. Press Win + R to open the Run window
   
2. Type regedit and then press Enter
   
3. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR
   
4. Look for the AppCatureEnabled key. If you cannot find it, right-click on the space > New > DROWD (32 bit) Value. Name it as AppCaptureEnabled > double-click and set value data to 1.
   
5. Try to use Xbox Game Bar and see if issue is resolved
   

Repair the ieframe.dll file

1. In the search bar, type Command Prompt > right-click > Run as administrator
   
2. Type in the following commands. Ensure that you press Enter after entering each command:
   
   • sfc /scanfile=c:\windows\system32\ieframe.dll
     
   • sfc /verifyfile=c:\windows\system32\ieframe.dll
     
   • assoc
     
   • sfc /scannow
     
3. Restart your PC and see if Xbox Game Bar is working
   

Use Local Group Policy Editor to Enable Xbox Game Bar

1. Press Win + R to open the Run window
   
2. Type gpedit.msc and press Enter
   
3. Navigate to Local Computer Policy > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Game Recording and Broadcasting
   
4. You will see Enables or Disables Windows Game Recording and Broadcasting in the right pane. Double click on it and select Enabled
   
5. Click Apply > Ok to save changes
   
   Hope I helped! Please do not hesitate to ask if you have further concerns.
   
   YanYannn
   Microsoft Community Moderator