How to Disable Xbox Game Bar in Windows 11

Like Windows 10, Windows 11 also comes with the amazing Xbox Game Bar feature. This feature allows you to record gameplay, take screenshots, and more. While this may be a valuable feature for some users, others may not want it enabled. Even many gamers prefer to disable the Xbox Game Bar for various reasons, such as slow performance, unresponsiveness, etc.

In this blog post, we will show you how to disable Xbox Game Bar in Windows 11.

How to Disable Xbox Game Bar in Windows 11 through Settings?

The best way to disable Xbox Game Bar on Windows 11 is through the settings.

Here’s how to do it:

1. On your Windows 11 system, click on the Start Menu and select Settings.
2. Switch to the Gaming tab on the left, and select Xbox Game Bar on the right.
3. Toggle the button next to “Open Xbox Game Bar using this button on a controller” to switch off the Xbox Game Bar.
4. Next, to ensure that the Game Box Bar does not run in the background, navigate to Settings->Apps->Installed apps.
5. Under the Installed apps, look for the Xbox Game Bar, and click the three dots next to it.
6. Select the Advanced options.
7. Now scroll down, look for the Background apps permissions, and expand the drop-down menu below.
8. Select the Never option from the drop-down menu.
9. Scroll down and click the Terminate button to close all the instances of the Xbox Game Bar immediately.

Disable Xbox Game Bar in Windows 11 using Group Policy Editor

If you are using Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise editions, then another way to disable the Xbox Game Bar is by using the Group Policy Editor.

Here are the steps to do it:

1. On your Windows 11 system, open the Run Command window (Win + R) and type gpedit.msc to open the Group Policy Editor.
2. Navigate to the following location: Computer Configuration ➜ Administrative Templates ➜ Windows Components ➜ Windows Game Recording and Broadcasting.
3. On the right pane, double-click on the Enables or disable Windows Game Recording and Broadcasting settings.
4. Select Disabled bullet point, click Apply, and OK.
5. Once done, restart your system for the changes to take effect.

Uninstall Xbox Game Bar using Windows PowerShell

If you want to remove the Xbox Game Bar from your system altogether, you can use Windows PowerShell.

Here’s how to do it:

1. Search for the Windows PowerShell in the Windows search box and run it as administrator.
2. If you want to uninstall the Xbox Game Bar for the current user, type the following two commands one after the other in the Windows PowerShell window and press Enter:
   • Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay* | Remove-AppxPackage
   • Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay* | Remove-AppxPackage
3. If you want to uninstall the Xbox Game Bar for all users, type the following two commands one after the other and hit Enter:
   • Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay* | Remove-AppxPackage
   • Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay* | Remove-AppxPackage
4. Close the Windows PowerShell window and restart your system.

Summing Up

That’s how you can disable or uninstall the Xbox Game Bar from your Windows 11 system. We hope this article will help to manage the feature according to your preference. If there are any other questions, please feel free to ask in the comments.

Peter Brown

Peter is an Electrical Engineer whose primary interest is tinkering with his computer. He is passionate about Windows 10 Platform and enjoys writing tips and tutorials about it.