XBox Game Bar Opens Then Closes

Alysia Robichaud · Nov 8, 2022

I use the windows + G shortcut, and it will open up, then that blue circle will spin on my mouse pointer, and it closes. It happens in seconds. I tried repairing, and resetting the app. The first time, resetting it worked, but neither is working now. I'm trying to screen record, but it just won't stay open. My windows is up to date, I've tried restarting my laptop too.

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Alysia Robichaud

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

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 Alysia

Please try this:

A. Reinstall 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

B. 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

Vitor Rebeque

I have this, and when i press the xbox button the app open and close, together with the game bar

phuney

I tried all those steps multiple times, issue still persists.

XBF Houmaidi O

Hello @phuney! I hope that you are doing well!

Thank you for reaching out to us here on the forums regarding this situation. We understand that you are facing issues with your Game Bar. But don't worry, Would you please check the link below concerning this matter:

Troubleshoot Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10 | Xbox Support

I hope this helps you out! wish you a lovely day!

Kind Regards

Stay safe, and happy gaming!

XBox Game Bar Opens Then Closes