xbox game bar not opening on windows 11

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 John

Just to confirm, everything in your computer is up to date?
Plesse double check this:

Open Settings, click Update and Security and then Windows Update;

Click Check for Updates;

Click the Download and Install Now option, if available (Install optional updates as well)

Also, check the Microsoft Store for any updates on the Xbox apps and its services and update everything too.

If yes, may I know if you already tried this?

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

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If yes or if that didn't work. Besides the troubleshooting steps described in the post. Did you tried something else?
This is to avoid giving you the same troubleshooting steps

That's really odd...
Let's try something different :

A. Open task manager > select the startup tab > disable all the programs listed there temporarily
Restart the PC and try again

B. Do a clean boot in your PC (is like option A but deeper)
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-t...

C. Create a new local administrator user in your PC and try from there
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/cre...

D. Run the SFC tool to find and repair possible system corruptions
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

i have already updated windows 11 prior to making this post. i checked the microsoft store for updates, and found everything had already been updated. i went into the regedit and deleted all the keys within GameDVR, restarted my pc, and game bar still failed to load. as i said in my initial post, i have deleted game bar via powershell, reinstalled numerous times and this has also not worked.

Hi Taylor M, my name is Adam.

To enable Xbox Game Bar to run in the background on Windows 11, you can follow these steps:

1. Open Settings and click on Gaming.

2. Click on Xbox Game Bar and turn on the option to Open Xbox Game Bar using a keyboard shortcut.

3. Go back to Apps and select Apps & features.

4. Search for Xbox Game Bar and select Advanced options.

5. Make sure the Background app permissions are turned on.

If the app is still not working, try repairing or resetting it. You can also press Windows + G to open Xbox Game Bar.

I hope this helps!
Adam.

Thank you for contact us! I'm Anderson, an Independent Consultant and a Microsoft user like you.

good evening

You can disable the Xbox button from launching the Game Bar in Windows 11 by following these steps:

Open the Xbox app.

Click on the Settings icon.

Select "Devices & Accessories."

Scroll down to the "Bluetooth & other devices" section.

Click on "Bluetooth & other devices."

Select "Xbox Wireless Controller."

Scroll down to the "Device settings" section.

Turn off the toggle switch next to "Open Game bar using Xbox button on a controller."

This should stop the Xbox button (or A button) from launching the Game Bar on Windows 11.