How to Turn On or Off Xbox Game Bar in Windows 10


The Game bar is a Xbox app Game DVR feature that makes it simple to take control of your gaming activities—such as broadcasting, capturing clips, and sharing captures to Twitter—all from one dashboard in Windows 10.

You can also use the Game bar with any app and game in Windows 10.

Starting with Windows 10 build 17093, Microsoft made some Game bar improvements.

• Given Game bar a makeover so it’s even easier to find what you’re looking for.
• Go to your captures, toggle your microphone and camera, and edit the title of your Mixer stream—all from new buttons on Game bar.
• Quickly check the time using the new clock.
• Choose a theme—Dark, Light, or your current Windows theme.
• Game bar settings are easier to use.

See also: Introducing the New Xbox Game Bar for Windows 10 May 2019 Update version 1903

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the Xbox Game bar feature for recording game clips, chatting with friends, and receiving game invites for your account in Windows 10.

Keyboard shortcuts for Game bar

Contents

• Option One: To Turn On or Off Xbox Game Bar in Settings
• Option Two: To Turn On or Off Xbox Game Bar using a REG file

EXAMPLE: Xbox Game bar

OPTION ONE

To Turn On or Off Xbox Game Bar in Settings

1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the Gaming icon.

2 Click/tap on Game bar on the left side, and turn on (default) or off Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcast using Game bar on the right side for what you want. (see screenshots below)

Starting with Windows 10 (20H1) builds, you will need to click/tap on Xbox Game bar on the left side instead, and turn on (default) or off Enable Xbox Game bar for things like recording game clips, chatting with friends, and receiving game invites.

OPTION TWO

To Turn On or Off Xbox Game Bar using a REG file

The downloadable .reg files below will modify the DWORDs in the registry keys below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR

AppCaptureEnabled DWORD

0 = Off
1 = On

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\System\GameConfigStore

GameDVR_Enabled DWORD

0 = Off
1 = On

1 Close the Xbox app if open.

2 Do step 3 (on) or step 4 (off) below for what you would like to do.

3 To Turn On Game Bar

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Turn_On_GameBar.reg

Download

4 To Turn Off Game Bar

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Turn_Off_GameBar.reg

Download

5 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn

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