Некоторые предустановленные приложения Windows 11 и 10 нельзя удалить в параметрах приложений и другими очевидными способами. Одно из таких приложений — Xbox Game Bar. Оно может быть полезным, например, для записи видео с экрана, но далеко не всем пользователям оно нужно.
В этой инструкции подробно о способах удалить Xbox Game Bar как встроенными средствами системы — с помощью PowerShell, так и с помощью сторонних программ-деинсталляторов.
Удаление Xbox Game Bar в PowerShell
Стандартный способ удаления приложения Xbox Game Bar — использование команды Windows PowerShell. Шаги для этого будут следующими:
- Запустите Терминал Windows или Windows PowerShell от имени Администратора. В Windows 11 и 10 сделать это можно в контекстном меню кнопки «Пуск».
- Введите команду
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage
и нажмите Enter.
- В результате приложение Xbox Game Bar будет удалено для текущего пользователя, но сам пакет приложения останется на компьютере.
- Ещё три варианта команд, которые удаляет все приложения Xbox (не только Game Bar), также запускаем в PowerShell (первая команда оставляет хранящиеся на компьютере пакеты приложений, вторая и третья — удаляет их):
Get-AppxPackage | select-string xbox | Remove-AppxPackage
dism /Online /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages | Select-String PackageName | Select-String xbox | ForEach-Object {$_.Line.Split(':')[1].Trim()} | ForEach-Object { dism /Online /Remove-ProvisionedAppxPackage /PackageName:$_}
Get-ProvisionedAppxPackage -Online | Where-Object { $_.PackageName -match "xbox" } | ForEach-Object { Remove-ProvisionedAppxPackage -Online -allusers -PackageName $_.PackageName }
Ещё один способ удалить Xbox Game Bar и другие, имеющие отношение к Xbox в PowerShell, указав конкретные пакеты приложений вручную (ключевое в контексте рассматриваемой темы — XboxGamingOverlay):
- Используем команду
Get-AppxPackage | Select-String xbox
чтобы получить имена пакетов.
- Используем по порядку команды
Remove-AppxPackage имя_пакета
для удаления каждого из них, имя пакета можно скопировать в буфер обмена прямо в PowerShell.
- Чтобы удалить их для всех пользователей, используем параметр -allusers
Remove-AppxPackage -allusers имя_пакета
- Для удаления не только установленного приложения, но и соответствующего пакета для всех пользователей:
Remove-ProvisionedAppxPackage -Online -allusers -PackageName имя_пакета
Обратите внимание, что после удаления Xbox Game Bar, вы можете начать получать сообщения об ошибках вида «Вам понадобится новое приложение, чтобы открыть эту ссылку ms-gamingoverlay» или «Получите приложение, чтобы открыть эту ссылку ms-gamingoverlay». Подробно про ошибки ms-gamingoverlay.
Сторонние деинсталляторы
Многие сторонние программы для удаления программ и встроенных приложений Windows позволяют, в том числе, легко удалить Xbox Game Bar. Среди рекомендуемых решений для этих целей:
- BC Uninstaller
- HiBit Uninstaller
Обе программы отлично справятся с задачей удаления Xbox Game Bar с компьютера, а делается это в простом графическом интерфейсе. Но при необходимости вы можете использовать и другие функциональные бесплатные деинсталляторы с функцией удаления встроенных приложений Windows 11 и других версий.
Is it annoying every time you want to Steam record or take screenshots with your Xbox controller, it is not Steam, but the Windows game bar does it? Do you know how to remove the Microsoft gaming service if you don’t use it? Read this article and get stepwise instructions on how to disable Xbox game bar in Windows 11 and 10.
How to Permanently Turn off Xbox Game Bar?
Game players often complain that Xbox Game Bar screen recording conflicts with Steam gameplay. Some users may find they have no need for this game bar and would like to uninstall it on their laptops and desktops.
However, when pressing the Xbox controller, some users may find that the MS-gaming overlay popup appears again even if they have already turned off the Windows game bar from Windows settings.
So, how to disable Xbox Game Bar in Windows 11 and Windows 10? Here are two ways for you:
- For Windows 11 users, there are two options: 1. Go to Settings to prevent Xbox Game Bar from running in the background. 2. Uninstall Windows Game Bar from PowerShell to permanently remove this feature from your PC.
- For Windows 10 users, turn off the game bar function from the Settings. This can prevent gaming controllers from launching the Windows 10 screen recorder.
Let’s continue to read if you want to delve into more details.
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How to Disable Xbox Game Bar Windows 11
Users can get rid of Xbox Game Bar on Windows 11 via Settings. This will stop the game bar from running in the background. If you want to disable the MS-gaming service completely, you need to uninstall it from your PC.
Remove Xbox Game Bar via Settings
To turn off the Microsoft game bar from Settings, follow the steps below.
Step 1. Click the Windows button and tap Settings.
Step 2. Under Settings, go to System > System components > Game Bar.
Step 3. Click the … next to Game Bar and select Advanced options.
Step 4. Go to Background apps permissions. Click the dropdown menu and select Never.
Step 5. Scroll down to find Terminate. Click the Terminate button to stop the game bar app.
Step 6. On the left Settings panel, click Gaming. Go to Game Bar and toggle off Allow your controller to open Game Bar.
Now, the Xbox game bar is being disabled and will not run in the background. Even if you mistakenly launch the game overlay from the controller, it will not pop up.
Uninstall Game Bar Completely from PowerShell
However, you may find when you press the Win + G hotkeys, the game bar still shows up. That is because the method above only disables the Windows game bar. The default game screen recorder is still installed on your PC.
If you want to remove the game bar permanently, you need to uninstall it from the PowerShell. To uninstall Xbox game bar in Windows 11 and 10:
Step 1. Click the Windows button, type powershell, and select Run as administrator.
Step 2. Enter the command: Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage. Hit Enter.
Step 3. Wait for the progress bar to finish, check if the Xbox bar is disabled, and close the PowerShell window.
- Notice: To reinstall the Xbox Game Bar, you need to download and install it from the Microsoft Store.
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How to Disable Xbox Game Bar Windows 10
Windows 10 users can disable the service from Settings. Using PowerShell to disable Xbox Game Bar is only applicable to Windows 11.
Steps on how to remove game bar from Windows 10 are different from that of Windows 11. Check for more details:
Step 1. Press the Windows + I keys together to launch Settings.
Step 2. Under the Gaming tab, go to Xbox Game Bar and toggle off Enable Game Bar for things like….
Step 3. Toggle off Open Xbox Game Bar using this button on a controller. This prevents your Xbox Series controllers from launching the game bar.
- Notice: To enable the Xbox overlay and widgets, toggle on these options.
Bonus: What Is the Best Xbox Game Bar Alternative
Although Windows Game Bar requires no installation, you can see some issues over the internet, like Xbox Game Bar can’t record and prevents Steam from recording itself. To overcome limitations such as incorrect screen ratio, screen recording without audio, and recordings that are too large, you can try its best free alternative, the Windows screen recorder EaseUS RecExperts.
⭐What makes it stand out:
- Record Xbox Series X gameplay for more than 1 hour.
- Record multiple windows without interrupting.
- Record the game with your face.
- Extract audio from Mov and transcribe audio to text.
- Trim or edit the video.
Let’s see how to record gameplay with EaseUS RecExperts.
Step 1. Start the gameplay you want to record and launch EaseUS game recorder. Next, select the Game mode.
Step 2. Click the nut icon to open the Settings window, and then click on «Video» to adjust the frame rate (from 1 to 144), video quality, format, etc.
In addition, you can click on the «Game» button to change some game overlay options. Once done, click «OK».
Step 3. Go back to the Game mode interface and click «Select Game» to choose the gameplay you want to capture. Next, click REC to start your game recording.
Step 4. You will see a small bar showing the time of your record. If needed, you can take screenshots in recording, or set the specific time to stop the recording by clicking the «Clock» icon on the toolbar.
Step 5. Once done, you can watch and edit the recorded footage with the built-in video editor. On the recorded video, you can trim the recordings as you want.
Final Words
Using the methods above, it can be easy to disable Xbox Game Bar on your Windows 11 and 10 computers. You can turn off the MS overlay or remove it completely.
If you are looking for a simpler screen recording utility, try EaseUS RecExperts. With several clicks, you can record single or multiple screens of your gameplay. Download and give it a shot.
Disable Xbox Game Bar Overlay FAQs
Check more frequently asked questions on how to disable the Xbox Game Bar.
1. How to turn off Game Mode?
To turn off Game Mode:
Step 1. Press the Windows + I keys together to launch Windows Settings.
Step 2. Go to Gaming > Game Mode > toggle off Game Mode.
Step 3. Close Settings.
2. Should I enable or disable Xbox game bar?
If you don’t use the Xbox game bar, we suggest turning off this feature to free up resources.
3. Does game bar slow down PC?
Windows Game Bar doesn’t slow down your PCs. Compared with other overlays like Nvidia’s Shadowplay, it has less of an effect on your PC’s performance.
4. How did Xbox game bar get on my computer?
Xbox Game Bar is a built-in screen recording tool in Windows 10 and 11. It helps you record videos and take screenshots while you are playing games or watching other videos. To initiate it, you can press the Win + G shortcut.
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Xbox Game bar for Windows 10 is an amazing new tool designed for especially gamers to access the Xbox app & friends list, capture video, take screenshots, Spotify controls, and broadcast gameplay online at a fast speed, without leaving the game. Yet, there are also a few annoying new tooltips come with it. That’s why I’d like to tell you how to disable Xbox Game bar.
Microsoft finally decided to add Xbox Game bar to the updated versions of Windows 10 in order to optimize the gaming experience. This wonderful new feature makes it possible for PC gamers to take control of all their favorite gaming activities while they are playing games.
Convenient as the Windows 10 Game bar is, there are still some people don’t like it; they think the Game bar is in the way and it’s not so useful for them. Therefore, they would like to disable Windows Game bar.
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Disable Xbox Game Bar & Game DVR on Windows 10
What Is Game DVR
As part of the new Game bar tool, the Game DVR is able to help you record videos in the background while you’re playing a game. In this way, you can grab a clip of any important moment easily. Of course, the Game DVR will take up your system resources.
You can choose to disable Xbox DVR only or turn off the Xbox Game bar completely.
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How to disable Game DVR (in Windows 10)?
- Find the Windows logo button in the lower left corner of the screen and right click on it.
- Choose Settings option from the context menu.
- Select Gaming option from the Windows Settings window.
- Shift to Game DVR in the left panel.
- Find the switch under option Record in the background while I’m playing a game.
- Click the switch to turn it Off.
- You can also click the switch under Record audio when I record a game to turn it Off.
How to Disable Windows 10 Game Bar
There are actually 3 ways to turn off the Xbox Game bar completely.
One: disable through Settings App.
- Press Win + I or use other ways to open Windows Settings.
- Locate and select Gaming.
- Make sure Game bar is selected in the left panel.
- Find Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcast using Game bar in the right panel.
- Click the switch under it to turn it Off.
Two: disable via Registry Editor.
- Click on the search box on your Windows 10 taskbar.
- Type regedit into the box and hit Enter.
- Choose Yes from the pop-up window to run Registry Editor.
- Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER, SOFTWARE, Microsoft, Windows, CurrentVersion, and GameDVR one by one.
- Right click on the AppCaptureEnabled key from the right panel.
- Change the value data from 1 to 0.
Please note that you can change the value data of HistoricalCaptureEnabled key to turn off Game DVR.
Attention: if you find your Windows 10 taskbar is not working, you must try the methods mentioned in this page to solve the problem:
Three: disable by using Group Policy.
- Press the Windows logo button and R button simultaneously to open Run dialog.
- Type msc into the text box.
- Click on the OK button to open Local Group Policy Editor.
- Expand Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, and Windows Game Recording and Broadcasting in order.
- Right click Enables or disables Windows Game Recording and Broadcasting from the right panel.
- Check Disabled and click on the OK button to confirm.
The last method is not suitable for Windows 10 Home edition!
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The Game Bar in Windows 10 is a tool designed to help gamers capture video, broadcast their gameplay online, take screenshots, and quickly access the Xbox app. It’s an efficient tool, but not everyone needs to use it nor wants it on their PC. That’s especially true if something happens to go wrong with a Windows 10 update, rendering the Game Bar obsolete until an update from Microsoft comes down the pipe. Here are a few ways you can disable or remove the Game Bar and some of the features associated with it that might be affecting your PCs performance.
How to disable Game DVR
Game DVR, part of the Xbox Game Bar, records video in the background while you game so that you can grab a clip of an epic moment that happened out of the blue. This recording also takes up system resources, so if your rig is already chugging along trying to run an intensive game, you can disable Game DVR without fully disabling the Game Bar.
- Right-click the Start button.
- Click Settings.
- Click Gaming.
- Click Captures.
- Click the switch below Record in the background while I’m playing a game so that it turns Off.
If you’d like to re-enable the Game DVR, simply repeat the steps and toggle the switch to On.
How to disable Xbox Game Bar in Windows 10
If you have a Windows 10 PC and don’t plan on doing any sort of gaming at all (or you just don’t want to use Game Bar), you can disable the Game Bar completely. This means that nothing will happen when you hit the Windows key + G shortcut on your keyboard or hit the Xbox button on your gamepad.
- Right-click the Start button.
- Click Settings.
- Click Gaming.
- Click Game Bar.
- Click the switch below Record game clips. Screenshots, and broadcast using Game Bar so that it turns Off.
How to remove the Xbox Game Bar from Windows 10
If you’d like to completely remove the Xbox Game Bar, whether to avoid bugs or simply because you’d rather use other overlay systems, it can be done through Windows 10’s PowerShell. Here’s how it’s done, and how you can reverse the operation if you ever change your mind.
- Right-click the Start button.
- Click Windows PowerShell (Admin).
- Type Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage and hit Enter on your keyboard.
PowerShell will do its thing, and the next time you try to open the Xbox Game Bar you should be prompted to look for an app.
Want to get the Xbox Game Bar back on your Windows 10 PC? Just visit the Game Bar page in the Microsoft Store to download it again.
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How to Remove the Xbox Game Bar with Powershell on Windows 10. Scroll to the end of the gist for Windows 11.
You’ve probably stumbled upon this researching how to remove the Xbox Game Bar. This gist includes a few different methods you can try. Please note that some of these first options are probably not be available unless you are running an older version of Windows 10.
EDIT: make sure to check out the comment below from @nmhung1985 which seems to be working for most folks.
Uninstalling/Removing the Game Bar (old Windows 10 build GUI options)
(this is no longer an option on any recent Windows 10 build)
- Press Windows Key or click on the Start menu.
- Start typing
XboxorGame Bar, until you get the Xbox Game Bar app to appear in the results. - Right-click on the app and pick
Uninstall. AnswerYesto the prompt, and wait for the process to finish.
Windows Build 19H1 (uninstall moved into Settings)
You might not have an Uninstall option in the right-click context menu. Try drilling into Settings and looking there.
- Press Windows Key or click on the Start menu.
- Start typing
XboxorGame Bar, until you get the Xbox Game Bar app. - Right click on
Xbox Game Barand clickSettings - Scroll down and click
Uninstall. Wait for the process to finish.
Windows Build 19H1/19H2 (uninstall button is now grayed out)
On my machine running Windows Build 10.0.18362 the uninstall button is grayed out. The button I’m referring to is here: Xbox Game Bar > Right Click > App Settings > Uninstall.
Game Bar Settings
Depending on why you’re trying to remove the Game bar, you might also try changing the Game bar settings.
Go to Search > "game bar settings".
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For the option that says
Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcasting using Game Barmove the slider to theOffposition. This should stop the defaultWin+Gshortcut from opening the Game bar. -
If you need
Win+Gfor a different application (I ran into this), you should be able to change the shortcut, and you’re done! Go toSearch > "game bar settings" > Game bar > Keyboard shortcuts. I verified this on my Surface Pro 1903/19H1/18362.
Removing Microsoft.Xbox* AppXPackage using PowerShell or DISM (short version first, longer version below this section)
Can’t find a way to uninstall the Game Bar using the GUI? The PowerShell or the DISM tool might do the trick.
DISM is a Deployment Image Servicing and Management CLI tool from Microsoft built into Windows. You will need to interact with DISM from an elevated (admin) terminal.
1. Open your terminal as an administrator (Windows Key > Start typing «PowerShell» > CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER)
If you’re using DISM, this could be cmd.exe. If you’re using PowerShell, this needs to be Windows PowerShell. You can interact with either if you launch Windows Terminal as admin.
2. First run dism /Online /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages | Select-String PackageName | Select-String xbox to see what xbox packages are actually on your system.
You you should be able to accomplish this with DISM or PowerShell. I’ll show both approaches, but pick one or the other.
2a. DISM version:
dism /Online /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages | Select-String PackageName | Select-String xbox
2b. PowerShell version:
Get-ProvisionedAppxPackage -Online | Where-Object { $_.PackageName -match "xbox" }
3.
The following commands will retrieve the AppXPackages matching on xbox and attempt to remove them. There are several commands stringed together (thanks @bashenk for your help on this). Copy and paste the entire block.
3a. DISM version:
dism /Online /Get-ProvisionedAppxPackages | `
Select-String PackageName | `
Select-String xbox | `
ForEach-Object {$_.Line.Split(':')[1].Trim()} | `
ForEach-Object { dism /Online /Remove-ProvisionedAppxPackage /PackageName:$_}
3b. PowerShell cmdlet version:
Get-ProvisionedAppxPackage -Online | `
Where-Object { $_.PackageName -match "xbox" } | `
ForEach-Object { Remove-ProvisionedAppxPackage -Online -PackageName $_.PackageName }
If you want to remove packages for other users, you will need to pass in the -allusers parameter like so:
Get-ProvisionedAppxPackage -Online | `
Where-Object { $_.PackageName -match "xbox" } | `
ForEach-Object { Remove-ProvisionedAppxPackage -Online -AllUsers -PackageName $_.PackageName }
4. Verify
Ok — let’s see if the xbox packages are still there. Search for the xbox packages again. If there are no results, the respective appxpackages were removed. Run the commands from step 2 again.
You may need to reboot after.
Removing Microsoft.Xbox* AppXPackage using PowerShell and DISM (long and manual version)
This section expands on the short versions. It goes through separate commands instead of stringing commands together. Read this if you’re interested in what all the commands do.
Step 1. Remove AppxPackages from current user.
Open PowerShell as your current user (not as an administrator).
Identify user by running $env:Username:
PS C:\Users\josh> $env:Username
josh
Get list of xbox AppxPackages using Get-AppxPackage:
PS C:\Users\josh> Get-AppxPackage | select-string xbox
Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI_1.24.10001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.21.13002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.18362.449.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.47.14001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_3.34.15002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider_12.58.1001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Step 2. Build your remove script using package names discovered in Step 1.
Which might look something like this:
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI_1.24.10001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.21.13002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.18362.449.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.47.14001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_3.34.15002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider_12.58.1001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Run:
PS C:\Users\josh> Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI_1.24.10001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
PS C:\Users\josh> Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.21.13002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
PS C:\Users\josh> Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.18362.449.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
Remove-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073CFA, Removal failed. Please contact your software vendor.
(Exception from HRESULT: 0x80073CFA)
error 0x80070032: AppX Deployment Remove operation on package
Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.18362.449.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy from:
C:\WINDOWS\SystemApps\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_cw5n1h2txyewy failed. This app is part of Windows and cannot be
uninstalled on a per-user basis. An administrator can attempt to remove the app from the computer using Turn Windows
Features on or off. However, it may not be possible to uninstall the app.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 1e9e759c-9d2e-0000-74d3-a31e2e9dd501 in the Event Log or use
the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 1e9e759c-9d2e-0000-74d3-a31e2e9dd501
At line:1 char:1
+ Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.18362.449.0_neut ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (Microsoft.XboxG...l_cw5n1h2txyewy:String) [Remove-AppxPackage], IOException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.RemoveAppxPackageCommand
PS C:\Users\josh> Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.47.14001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
PS C:\Users\josh> Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_3.34.15002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
PS C:\Users\josh> Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider_12.58.1001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
You may notice one or more attempts to remove a package failed. We can clean that up using PowerShell as an administrator.
If your administrator account is a different account, you may need to use the -AllUsers parameter with certain commands.
Step 3. Check AppxPackage list again
PS C:\Users\josh> Get-AppxPackage | select-string xbox
Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.18362.449.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
Step 4. Launch PowerShell as an administrator
Now that we have an elevated command prompt. Let’s look at the AppxPackage list again. We may see a few more:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppxPackage | Select-String xbox
Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.15063.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.21.13002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.47.14001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider_12.58.1001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Note: if you want to remove for multiple users, you need to run with the -AllUsers parameter: Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers.
Let’s remove them:
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.15063.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.21.13002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.47.14001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider_12.58.1001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
Results:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.15063.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
Remove-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D19, An error occurred because a user was logged off.
error 0x80070032: AppX Deployment Remove operation on package
Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.15063.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy from:
C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_cw5n1h2txyewy failed. This app is part of Windows and cannot be
uninstalled on a per-user basis. An administrator can attempt to remove the app from the computer using Turn Windows
Features on or off. However, it may not be possible to uninstall the app.
NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 1e9e759c-9d2e-0001-5455-a21e2e9dd501 in the Event Log or use
the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 1e9e759c-9d2e-0001-5455-a21e2e9dd501
At line:1 char:1
+ Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.15063.0.0_neutra ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (Microsoft.XboxG...l_cw5n1h2txyewy:String) [Remove-AppxPackage], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.RemoveAppxPackageCommand
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.21.13002.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.47.14001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Remove-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider_12.58.1001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
We see one failed. Let’s try to use DISM to remove them.
Step 5: Get a list of DISM packages that match on xbox
Search provisioned packages, you might see more packages than what you found via the Remove-AppxPackage cmdlet.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> dism /online /get-provisionedappxpackages | select-string packagename | select-string xbox | ForEach-Object {$_.Line.Split(':')[1]}
Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.47.14001.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_3.34.15002.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider_12.58.1001.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.21.13002.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Step 6: Remove the DISM packages that match on xbox
Build your script based on output found in step 5.
dism /online /remove-provisionedappxpackage /packagename:Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.47.14001.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
dism /online /remove-provisionedappxpackage /packagename:Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_3.34.15002.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
dism /online /remove-provisionedappxpackage /packagename:Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider_12.58.1001.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
dism /online /remove-provisionedappxpackage /packagename:Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.21.13002.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Example Result:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> dism /online /remove-provisionedappxpackage /packagename:Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.47.14001.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.18362.1
Image Version: 10.0.18362.476
The operation completed successfully.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> dism /online /remove-provisionedappxpackage /packagename:Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_3.34.15002.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.18362.1
Image Version: 10.0.18362.476
The operation completed successfully.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> dism /online /remove-provisionedappxpackage /packagename:Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider_12.58.1001.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.18362.1
Image Version: 10.0.18362.476
The operation completed successfully.
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> dism /online /remove-provisionedappxpackage /packagename:Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.21.13002.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.18362.1
Image Version: 10.0.18362.476
The operation completed successfully.
Step 7. Verify
Run DISM as an administrator:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> dism /online /get-provisionedappxpackages | select-string packagename | select-string xbox
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>
Run AppXPackage as a normal user:
PS C:\Users\josh> Get-AppxPackage | select-string xbox
Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.18362.449.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
Run AppXPackage as an elevated user:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppxPackage | Select-String xbox
Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_1000.15063.0.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
In this example, I had difficulty removing the XboxGameCallableUI package.
Want to just remove all the packages matching on xbox?
Launch PowerShell as an adminstrator.
Step 1. Verify what they are.
Get-AppxPackage | select-string xbox
Step 2. Remove any packages matching on xbox.
Get-AppxPackage | select-string xbox | Remove-AppxPackage
Struggling removing certain packages like the Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay?
@Svenster64 commented that they had issues on build 1909 removing the XboxGamingOverlay.
Verify it is installed:
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay
Remove it:
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage
This works on Windows 11 to get rid of the Game Bar. Verified on Windows 11 version 23H2 (22631.3880).
If you start seeing a popup around ms-gamingoverlay, try the following commands in an elevated terminal:
reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR /f /t REG_DWORD /v "AppCaptureEnabled" /d 0
reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\System\GameConfigStore /f /t REG_DWORD /v "GameDVR_Enabled" /d 0
Appendix
Did something different to remove the Game bar? Please comment and let us know (except via apps like CCleaner).
I’ll try to keep this gist updated to help other folks stumbling onto this gist.
Cheers!