Xbox Game Bar closes after ~2 seconds of being open

I Have A Username · Nov 13, 2022

Whenever I try to open up Xbox Game Bar, it almost immediately closes. No errors, it just closes. I looked it up and the solutions that I found don't work for me. There aren't any Windows updates available, and I'm currently using Windows 10. I still hear the notifications from the app, but I can't actually see them. Sometimes when I open it, it stays open and works, but it's a rare occurrence and I don't know what happens then. Anyone know how to fix this problem?

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I Have A Username

Thanks! I tried both and deleting the keys worked. Have a great day!

JosefLBohorquez

Amazing!
Glad to know that buddy

Don't hesitate to reach the community forums if you need help in the future
For now take care and have a good day

JosefLBohorquez

Hi and thanks for reaching Microsoft Xbox gamer's community. My name is Josef.
I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft Xbox user like you.

Hope you're doing great today despite this I.

May I know if you tried reinstalling the game bar via powershell command?

Right-click on the Start button and select Windows PowerShell (Admin) from the pop-up menu.

Copy and paste the following command in PowerShell and hit Enter to uninstall the Game Bar from your system.

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage

Now head over to Microsoft Store and search for Xbox Game Bar, install it and give it a new try

If maybe that doesn't work please delete the registry keys associated with the game bar :

Press Windows key+R then type regedit and press Enter.
Go to this path (expand the folders using the little ">")

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR

Once there delete all the keys except (Default), restart your PC and try again

ADHDBoi

1. too long ago

2. Windows 11 22H2

3. No Idea

4. I've tried everything, repairing, resetting, everything.

My game bar works, except for when I open up the social widget. When I open the social widget, it kicks me out of the game bar and when I do the shortcut, it opens for a second and then closes right away.

Alysia Robichaud

Hi, sorry for the late reply, I've tried all of this, still no luck.

Xbox Game Bar closes after ~2 seconds of being open