Xbox Game Bar and Microsoft Store won't open

I'm Samy an independent advisor. Welcome to the Xbox community. How are you?

Run an in-place update and see if that resolves the issue. This link has instructions on how to do this.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-t...

Hello

Have you checked if there is an Update on the Microsoft Store for the game bar?

Also you could try restarting the Xbox Game Bar App. Please try the following steps,

• Right Click on the Task bar
• Task Manager
• Find Xbox Game Bar
• Right Click and End Task,
• Open up the Start Menu
• Find and Open Xbox Game Bar near the bottom

Please follow these steps to enable, check, and Install game features:

Step 1: Enable the Game Bar:

1. Click on the Start menu and open the "Settings" (gear icon).
2. In the Settings window, click on "Gaming."
3. In the left pane, select "Game Bar."
4. Toggle on the "Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcast using the Game bar" option.

Step 2: Check Xbox Game Bar:

1. Press the Windows key + G on your keyboard to open the Xbox Game Bar.
2. If the Game Bar opens, it means gaming features are enabled, and you should be able to use them.

Step 3: Please Install Xbox Game Bar, If you don't have the Xbox Game Bar installed, Xbox Game Bar can get it from the Microsoft Store:

1. Open the Microsoft Store on your Windows 10 PC.
2. Search for "Xbox Game Bar."
3. Click on "Install" to install the Xbox Game Bar.

Please let me know once you are done or complete the above steps, I will wait for your valuable response and kindly let me know If you need any further help.

I'm Samy an independent advisor. Welcome to the Xbox community. How are you?

These steps can help you, give it a try.

Check for updates on Windows Update, update everything including optional/additional updates.

1. Logout from Xbox app and Microsoft Store app

2. Look for the Xbox app and Microsoft Store app in the Windows menu, right-click, click app settings and then click terminate, restore and reset. Do this for the Game Bar too.

3. Clear the store cache type ''wsreset'' in the Windows bar, run as admin, and wait for the screen to close and open the store automatically.

4. Open the Microsoft Store app, click on the 3 dots in the upper right corner>downloads updates>get updates and update everything.

5. Restart your PC, log in to both apps and see if that solves the problem.

If the problem persists, reinstall Game Bar.

Press the Windows key and select “Microsoft Windows PowerShell” (Admin)

Windows PowerShell command bar will open up

Enter the code

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage

Press enter and wait for a few seconds for the code to work. Close PowerShell and restart your PC. Open the Microsoft Store app, search for Game Bar in the store and install.

I'm Samy an independent advisor. Welcome to the Xbox community. How are you?

These steps can help you, give it a try.

Check for updates on Windows Update, update everything including optional/additional updates.

1. Logout from Xbox app and Microsoft Store app

2. Look for the Xbox app and Microsoft Store app in the Windows menu, right-click, click app settings and then click terminate, restore and reset. Do this for the game too.

3. Clear the store cache type ''wsreset'' in the Windows bar, run as admin, and wait for the screen to close and open the store automatically.

4. Open the Microsoft Store app, click on the 3 dots in the upper right corner>downloads updates>get updates and update everything.

5. Restart your PC, log in to both apps and see if that solves the problem.

If the problem persists, reinstall Game Bar.

Press the Windows key and select “Microsoft Windows PowerShell” (Admin)

Windows PowerShell command bar will open up

Enter the code

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage

Press enter and wait for a few seconds for the code to work. Close PowerShell and restart your PC. Open the Microsoft Store app, search for Game Bar in the store and install.