Gaming Services - how do I uninstall this PERMANENTLY?

tecknot · Apr 5, 2024

Hi Chris,

I fear attempting by trial and error, but try this in PowerShell (w/admin): remove-appxpackage -AllUsers -Package Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI_1.23.28004.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Repeat for each XBox instance.

This didn't give me any errors, so I hope it works for you.

Kind regards,

tecknot

Flashorn · Apr 6, 2024

ChrisPbass said:
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there are no games on here afaik. no one plays any kind of game, online or local. So GS is running, accessing the network. it's in task manager and back in add/remove programs even though I just uninstalled it again.

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Since I have Disabled all xBox services I don't see GS in task manager or in Programs & Features
and I have a bunch of games on here.

In REVO , there are no xBox entries or GS either.

No GS.

No xBox entries

If you can see GS in Programs & Features, I would use the Hunter mode to uninstall that entry.

Here's how it works:

Hunter Mode and the convenience of acting in a few clicks

Hunter Mode offers one-click uninstall, stop or delete of a program just by pointing an applications on the desktop.

www.revouninstaller.com

ChrisPbass · Apr 18, 2024

Flashorn said:
Since I have Disabled all xBox services I don't see GS in task manager or in Programs & Features
and I have a bunch of games on here.
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In REVO , there are no xBox entries or GS either.

No GS.
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No xBox entries
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If you can see GS in Programs & Features, I would use the Hunter mode to uninstall that entry.

Here's how it works:

Hunter Mode and the convenience of acting in a few clicks

Hunter Mode offers one-click uninstall, stop or delete of a program just by pointing an applications on the desktop.

www.revouninstaller.com

When I attempt Hunter Mode in P&F it looks like it wants to uninstall P&F

Flashorn · Apr 18, 2024

ChrisPbass said:
When I attempt Hunter Mode in P&F it looks like it wants to uninstall P&F

Yeah, I wouldn't do that !
Are you seeing it in P&F ?
Have you tried to simply uninstall it?
Can you see it's file folder in Explorer?
If you can , maybe uninstall it from there but, there might be dependencies associated with this file.

zbook · Apr 18, 2024

Some of these links had had steps that worked on Windows 10:

How to uninstall and remove the Xbox app in Windows 10

Microsoft includes a number of pre-installed Universal apps in Windows 10. If you have no use for the Xbox app, here is how you can delete it completely.

winaero.com

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Remove default Apps from Windows 10

Windows 10 comes preloaded with a lot of default apps. Depending on which version you have1, you will see various apps in your start menu that you don’t want. I previously explained how to uninstall OneNote from Windows 10, but you can actually remove any app you want. The very first thing you...

thomas.vanhoutte.be

If anyone has command line steps that work for Windows 11 please comment.

abactuon · Apr 18, 2024

Yeah, but how do you get rid of

garlin · Apr 18, 2024

abactuon said:
Yeah, but how do you get rid of

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Didn't someone solve this already?

Disabled GameBar, GameMode, GameDVR in every way possible and yet ... - Windows 10 Help Forums

I complete removed all AppX packages using a custom WIM image made with MSMG Toolkit and then further removed a lot of bloatware by editing State (AppX) Repository SQL Database, which made it possible

www.tenforums.com

abactuon · Apr 19, 2024

Thank you. It's working.

ChrisPbass · Apr 23, 2024

garlin said:
Didn't someone solve this already?

Disabled GameBar, GameMode, GameDVR in every way possible and yet ... - Windows 10 Help Forums

I complete removed all AppX packages using a custom WIM image made with MSMG Toolkit and then further removed a lot of bloatware by editing State (AppX) Repository SQL Database, which made it possible

www.tenforums.com

I will check this. Thanks

ChrisPbass · Apr 23, 2024

Flashorn said:
Yeah, I wouldn't do that ! Agreed
Are you seeing it in P&F ? Yes
Have you tried to simply uninstall it? multiple times
Can you see it's file folder in Explorer? not sure where it is / couldn't find it.
If you can , maybe uninstall it from there but, there might be dependencies associated with this file.

x BlueRobot · Apr 23, 2024

That Gaming Services app also installed a file system filter driver called gameflt.sys, you'll need to ensure that is removed as well. Here's the FRST script which I use:

Code:

Powershell: Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers -Package Microsoft.GamingServices_13.80.9001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
cmd: sc stop gameflt
cmd: pnputil /delete-driver oem#.inf /uninstall
cmd: sc delete gameflt

The package name and oem# may vary between machines so you will need to find this information yourself but doing Get-AppxPackage -Name *GamingServices* and searching the registry for any instances of gameflt.sys. You could try pnputil /enum-drivers though and that should help you find the oem# as well.