Uninstalling, removing, disabling gaming services & gamebar

Jaimeeow · Dec 22, 2023

i found a post with an "answer" to someone who had the same question. i would reply to that post and/or those "answers" but the thread is locked. i need to re open it because i'm extremely unsatisfied with the "answer" of "its supposed to be there and it does not take up extra space or processing power so leave it alone"

HERE'S THE PROBLEM THOUGH:
if it doesn't do anything then why do we need it? clearly it does SOMETHING
those things that it does while games are active are things that MOST OF US DON'T EVER NEED OR USE ANYWAY.

steam comes with an overlay.

other games have their own way with interacting with the launcher

most graphics cards come with their own screen recording software.

all of the "benefits" of xbox gaming services and game bar should only be WILLINGLY installed instead of AUTOMATICALLY/PROPRIETARILY.

This software adds completely unnecessary redundancy and actually DOES cause performance issues ANY TIME YOU HAVE OTHER SCREEN RECORDING OR OVERLAY APPS RUNNING AT THE SAME TIME...

which, if you're not catching my drift, IS ALMOST ALL THE TIME.

let us get rid of it. completely. let us permanently remove it without it ever installing itself ever again.

this is absolutely that windows needs to have this spyware installed when they already have a perfectly reasonable amount of other spyware going in the background. nobody uses it, and it just clutters up my task manager when i'm trying to force close other apps to get more frames out of my games.

we ALL need to whine and whine until someone at microsoft actually listens to us. at this point the next computer i get when the hardware on this 10 year old pc dies out will be linux based because of windows long history of not listening. i may even switch before that happens if i have the time.

:)

Kathy A.

Hello!

I understand your frustration with the Xbox Gaming Services and Game Bar. However, please note that these services are integrated into Windows 10 and cannot be uninstalled or removed. They are designed to enhance the gaming experience for users who choose to use them.

If you are experiencing performance issues while using other screen recording or overlay apps, you can try disabling the Game Bar by going to Settings > Gaming > Game Bar and toggling off the "Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcast using Game Bar" option. You may then, use the desired apps for your recording and broadcast of your game play.

I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any further questions or concerns, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Microsoft Community Moderator

Kathy A.

Good day!

We haven't heard from you, so we assume that your issue has already been addressed. We will not be monitoring this thread moving forward so, if you need further assistance, please create a new thread to discuss these concerns by clicking this link: Create a new question (microsoft.com).

Thank you for your understanding.

Respectfully,

Microsoft Community Moderator

hassainali

Ok, i was using the Gamebar to stream games to Mixer. Microsoft decided to remove this feature for some unknown, (and to me stupid) reason. Now they want us to Stream using 3rd party software. This being the case, i have no use for the gamebar or
for that matter Mixer. Using a 3rd part program, its just as easy to stream to YouTube or Twitch and both have a LOT more people to watch. so, since i no longer have any use for it and it sucks up system resources that i need for my gaming, HOW DO I UNINSTALL
THE XBOX GAMEBAR. the uninstall button was at first disabled now its gone. i HAVE NO USE FOR IT..

Farscape247

default has been to on since release of gamebar. you can disable it, and there is a way to remove it but the next update will re install it as microsoft and xbox are merged. don't forget windows OS is now a service hence why it free basically. you agree to these terms when you first login.

Farscape247

found it is a popular issue on other forums, it is apparently gamebar causing it all the time and when gamebar is disabled it stops it completely, nothing psyonix can do about it, they say it is up to microsoft to fix gamebar. i have just disabled it as its useless anyway.

Uninstalling, removing, disabling gaming services & gamebar