Xbox Barely Functional

If you have had issues with other devices on your network I could very well be a router issue. I would definitely look into getting a newer router.

For chat it seems like this could be a suitable replacement, but would it replace the multiplayer features of the Companion App too?

It could absolutely be my router, since in tests I've noticed that it likes to cut out entirely for a few seconds at a time, here and there. I don't have another router to test it with, but I had the same problems with the app while using my phone as a mobile
hotspot.

Hi Ownyx,

Thank you for the update. It's odd that your laptop is still having connectivity issues after updating to Windows version 1903.

Stable connectivity to Xbox Live on Windows is very dependent on having the correct region, language, and time zone settings to be correct and match to where you reside. In order to connect you to the correct servers for your region/time zone, Xbox Live
uses your Windows regional system settings. Making sure your region, language, and time zone are all correct is the first thing you should check and if they are, then restart your laptop and try to run the network tests again.

As far as the
Xbox Game Bar goes, it is essentially an extension of the Xbox Console Companion app that you can access while playing a game in Full-screen mode. Without using the Game Bar, you would have to ALT+TAB to minimize the game and access the app, interrupting
play. All of the multiplayer features, like party chat or inviting players, looking for groups, etc., can be done from the Xbox Game Bar. You can even

personalize the Game Bar and set preferred shortcuts.

Let us know if those settings had anything to do with the unstable connection.

Downloaded and installed. Didn't seem to do anything.

I think I see what you're problem is here. You'll need to upgrade your version of Windows 10 to 1903. You can read more about that via this link https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...-app-faq/1efde579-21ff-4247-ba4c-07444a04b36b