In this article, we will discuss the ways with the help of which you can disable the Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10. It is a newly added feature on Windows 10, and it lets you stream your gameplay online, capture HQ screenshots, record the screen, and more. Microsoft has also recently introduced a task manager to the Xbox Game Bar, which might not interest the non-gamers. On top of it, the Game Bar lets the Xbox service continue running in the background, thereby making continual system resources. This can have a significant impact on the performance of your system.
So you just need to disable the Xbox Game Bar if you have a low-end system. You may go through the steps that we have mentioned below for the same:
Disable Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10You can disable the Xbox Game Bar and the game DVR with the help of two easy methods. You may visit the Settings page to configure these methods. But in case you aim to remove the Xbox Game Bar entirely from your system, then go through the steps that we have mentioned below for the same. You may follow the mentioned tutorial depending upon your requirement.
- First, click on the Windows key, and then in the search tab, you need to type “settings.”
- Further, open up the “Settings” from the results that you will receive.
- You need to then go to the “Gaming” option.
- Further, go to the “Captures” tab.
- Here, you need to disable the toggle button for “Record in the background while I’m playing a game.”
- Disabling the toggle button will immediately turn off the video recording that might constantly run in your system’s background.
- Once the video recording comes to a halt, you will notice a significant improvement in your PC’s performance.
- Once you have done that, you need to proceed over to the “Xbox Game Bar” tab and disable the toggle button for “Enable Xbox Game Bar for things like record game…”.
- Doing this will help free up many more of your system’s resources and make your PC a bit more snappy. You may, however, later turn on the toggle button if you want the Xbox Game Bar.
- In case you want to remove the Xbox Game Bar permanently from your system, then you need to go to the Start Menu and right-click.
- Further, you need to select “Windows PowerShell (Admin).”
- Please do ensure that you are using an Administrator account to perform this action.
- Paste “Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage” there and press enter.
- The PowerShell will initiate the removal of the Xbox Game Bar. You need to then wait for the process to finish.
Conclusion
So, these were the steps with which you can disable or altogether remove the Xbox Game Bar from your Windows 10 system. In case you want it back on your system, you can go to the Microsoft Store and search for Xbox Game Bar and install it.
