Xbox App Crashes After Update + Xbox Game Bar Issues

Hi there! This is Virginia O.

I understand that you are experiencing issues with your Xbox app and gamebar.

I apologize for the inconvenienced this has caused you. I will do my best to help you.

To fix your Xbox App, please repair the Xbox App by going to Settings > Apps > Apps & Features.

Find the Xbox app, click on it, and select Advanced Options.

Choose Repair.

And then reinstall gaming services. To do this please open PowerShell as an administrator and run the following commands:

get-appxpackage Microsoft.GamingServices | remove-appxpackage -allusers

start ms-windows-store://pdp/?productid=9MWPM2CQNLHN

Restart your PC and reinstall the Gaming Services app.

Make sure that your Windows operating system is up to date. Go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update.

To fix your gamebar, kindly reinstall Xbox Game Bar by opening PowerShell as an administrator and run:

get-appxpackage *Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay* | remove-appxpackage

Reinstall the Xbox Game Bar from the Microsoft Store.

Update the Xbox Game Bar and Gaming Services apps via the Microsoft Store.

Next is to reset Game Bar settings. Go to Settings > Gaming > Xbox Game Bar and reset its settings.

Kindly enable necessary services. Open the Services app and ensure the following services are running and set to Automatic:

Xbox Live Auth Manager

Xbox Live Networking Service

Gaming Services

Then run the troubleshooter. Go to Settings > Update & Security > Troubleshoot > Additional Troubleshooters.

Select Windows Store Apps and run the troubleshooter.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Hi there! This is Virginia O.

I understand that you are experiencing issues with Gamebar not working.

I apologize for the inconvenienced this has caused you. I will do my best to help you.

Please update windows and apps by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and check for updates. Install any available updates.

To update Xbox App and gaming services. Open the Microsoft Store, go to your Library, and check for updates for both the Xbox app and Gaming Services.

And then repair the Xbox Game Bar app. To do this, open Settings press Windows key + I. Go to Apps & Features: Navigate to Apps > Apps & features.

Find Xbox Game Bar: Scroll down and locate Xbox Game Bar.

Click on it and choose Advanced options. Click Repair.

Restart your computer after completing the repair.

Next is to check background apps and permissions by closing unnecessary background apps. To do this, open Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc), and check for background running applications that might be interfering.

If the issue persist after performing the troubleshooting steps, kindly run the Game Bar as an administrator to see if that resolves the issue.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Hi there! This is Virginia O.

I understand that you are experiencing issues playing games on your PC.

I apologize for the inconvenienced this has caused you. I will do my best to help you.

Please repair or reset the Xbox App. Since the crash occurs in the Xbox app, start by repairing or resetting it by going to Settings > Apps > Installed Apps.

Locate the Xbox App, click Advanced Options, and choose: Repair. This won’t delete your data. If the issue persists, choose Reset.

And then reinstall Gaming Services. To do this, open PowerShell as Administrator.

Run the following commands:

get-appxpackage Microsoft.GamingServices | remove-AppxPackage -allusers

start ms-windows-store://pdp/?productid=9MWPM2CQNLHN

Reinstall Gaming Services and restart your PC.

Next is to update Windows. Go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. Install all available updates, including optional updates.

Then repair System Files because a corrupted system files like combase.dll may be causing crashes. Please open Command Prompt as Administrator.

Run the following commands one at a time:

System File Checker:

sfc /scannow

DISM Tool:

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Restart your PC after the scans are complete.

After that is to disable overlays from apps like NVIDIA GeForce Experience or Xbox Game Bar can conflict with games. To do this, open NVIDIA GeForce Experience, go to Settings > General, and disable In-Game Overlay.

Disable the Xbox Game Bar by going to Settings > Gaming > Xbox Game Bar and toggling it off.

Kindly uninstall the Xbox app from Settings > Apps. Open the Microsoft Store and reinstall the Xbox app.

Since Oblivion and other games are affected, please uninstall one of the problematic games and then reinstall it via the Xbox app and test if the issue persists.

Thank you for your cooperation.

I recently had an issue with a Microsoft/Xbox game crashing before loading into the game after a windows update. After reinstalling the game, uninstalling windows updates...it turned out to be that my date & time was not set to update automatically. Manual date=microsoft apps broken apparently.

As of the restart the Xbox App seems to be loading forever on the "Launching the Xbox App" screen and the Sign in white screen continues on the Game Bar even after resetting the MS store and resigning in to it.

Meaning that as of right now the only temporary fix is to reset Both the Xbox App and Game Bar everytime it first opens after it crashes (as it often does) or when I restart the computer. Which is quite a hassle because it resets the layout of the widgets and all the sound settings I change within it