Why is Xbox App on Pc unresponsive? I'm new to PC

Hello Eric H,

I'm Nilay and I'll be glad to answer your query today.

Update Xbox app – In some cases, your Xbox app can have certain glitches and an update might fix that. To see how to do that, check our guide on how to update the Windows app automatically.

Reinstall your antivirus – Sometimes antivirus will block exe files, and that will cause issues with Xbox app.

You can visit https://support.xbox.com/help/games-apps/troubleshooting/troubleshoot-games-windows-10 and follow the troubleshooting guides from there. Hope there will be a way out.

Good Luck
Regards

No, it's not the game streaming that's not working. I've never had an issue streaming with the Xbox app on PC. It's the new Wireless Display app on Xbox One that I'm having the issue with. My PC just will not connect to it.

The TV app for Xbox of PC? If the app was delisted it may not be available anymore. That could be why it was freezing. Or it may have a new name and image.

it is baffling to me as to why they would remove this feature for pc gamers

they are wanting to move on from the companion app but why would we not get the option to upload on the new xbox app they want us to use now?

Pc users pretty much only use these apps for captures, doesn't make any sense to me

Hi,

There is no reason why you can't uninstall it. However, there is no reason why you should either. The built in Xbox apps use less than 400 MB of storage on your hard drive (which is a tiny amount). If you're running out of space on your computer, removing
the Xbox apps won't help.

Also, none of the Xbox Apps use any system resources when they aren't running, so you won't get a faster PC/laptop removing them. If your PC is slowing down, it won't be because of the Xbox apps.

Unlike the majority of users on this forum, I'm a PC hardware person, I built my own PC. Unless you have some other reason why you don't need the built in Windows 10 Xbox Apps (like for work), you should leave them be.