Xbox game bar crashes when i try to change audio to anything other than no audio

Well that's just it I cant even see what audio device the game bar wants to use because I click settings and then immediately head for audio and then it crashes.

Hi there,

something that you might want to check too is the audio drivers.

I myself experience a lot of lag in most type of video (also in games) when my standard audio is set to a specific audio device. If I change that to a different audio device then all video playback is smooth again.

(I change it by clicking speaker icon in task bar in bottom right corner)

Since you mention your mouse, try to see what happens when using a different mouse if available or checking the drivers for that too.

Another thing to try is to disable game bar, there is a setting in windows for that, to see if that makes any difference.

Let us know the results

Hey Dr, sorry you're experiencing issues with the Game Bar. I understand how frustrating that can be when you're trying to communicate.

First, check Windows privacy settings to make sure Game Bar has mic access.

Also, verify the correct input device in Game Bar’s audio settings. If that doesn’t work, try updating audio drivers or reinstalling Xbox Game Bar using PowerShell by running Get-AppxPackage XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage.

Hope this helps you! Let me know if you have any other questions.

thank u i try all the above again and no change seems to be if u crash u see the car crashing then u hear the audio some times the other way round thanks for the help

I too recently have had the crash to homescreen, mostly for cod ghosts. anyways for anyone getting a crash to home screen in any game. check your system settings / display and sound settings / digital audio. ull see two options HDMI AUDIO and OPTICAL AUDIO.
change your optical audio setting to off.

and leave your hdmi audio to stereo uncompressed or whatever your preference.

note1* this only fixed my crash to homescreen issues with cod ghosts. campaign gameplay.

note2* the crash occured everytime even when doing different things in game. 5-6 times probably more.

i tried uninstalling the game reinstalling clearing the system cache cold boot etc.. with no luck.

the switching of the optical audio to off seem to do the trick.