Windows 10: Uninstall or permanent disabling "Game bar"

Dear Microsoft Support,I am writing to request assistance with disabling the Game Bar on my Windows 11 computer. I am not a gamer and do not use the Game Bar features. However, the Game Bar frequently pops up unintentionally while I am using other programs. It appears that the Win+G shortcut is being triggered accidentally, particularly when I use the right-side Windows key for other program shortcuts.I have already tried the following troubleshooting steps in other website.1. system - system components - gamebar ; background component permissions never - this options is currently on "never

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Bug - Game Bar cannot be completely disabled

I know what is causing the problem (inability to disable the Xbox Game Bar link activation). Most of these steps I've already done; and I know that none of remaining steps will fix this problem aside from (possibly) a repair/fresh install of Windows, which I'm not willing to do for the aforementioned reasons.

I'm pretty sure what is happening is that under normal circumstances (on non-customized Windows 11 installations), the Game Bar autorun always triggers when you connect a controller. If the Game Bar exists, it handles the link and does nothing (if it's turned off); but if the Game Bar is removed, this causes an error. This is, at the very least, short-sighted design; if not an outright bug.

There are two reasons why I say this is a bug:

1. Autorun links should be disabled when their corresponding app/feature is removed. Or at the very least, it should be possible to manually disable them. Cleaning up dead links is a basic and expected task when removing software.
   
2. The Game Bar fails to install with the following command:
   "Get-AppXPackage *Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay* -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}"
   

What you can still do to help me with this:

1. Report this bug to Microsoft. I have no Feedback Hub (pressing Win + F does nothing). There needs to be other channels of communications with the developers.
   
2. Tell me if the above command is all that would be needed to reinstall the game bar, or if there are other prerequisites I still need to install.
   
3. Tell me if there is any way to disable these autorun links. Disabling the "XBOX-TCUI" link may fix this issue, but the Default Apps configurator is not full featured and does not allow making an app NOT default.
   

 

want to open game bar, but win+G repeatedly asks if "want to open game bar?"

Hi Sabinscabin,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community forum.



I suggest you to try the troubleshooting steps listed in fix problems with Game bar
on Windows 10 and check if it works.



Hope it helps.

 

Xbox Game bar after uninstalling UWP and disabling UAC

The Game DVR feature and specifically the in-game Game Bar that appears in compatible applications, is controlled by the Xbox Universal Windows Platform application, which is one of the default provisioned UWP applications.

Yes

In order to disable the Game DVR you have to disable it within the Xbox application.

Source: How to Disable Windows 10’s Game DVR (and Game Bar)

Once you disable the Game DVR functionality it will stay disabled.

In order to turn UAC competely, open regedit, and navigate to following location.

You are going to have to modify the value of EnableLUA to 0. Setting the UAC setting to it's lowest setting, within the Control Panel on Windows 10, does not actually disable UAC.