Gaming Install or Uninstall Microsoft Edge Game Assist Game Bar Widget in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to install or uninstall the Microsoft Edge Game Assist widget for the Game Bar for your account in Windows 11.

Microsoft Edge Game Assist (Preview) is the first in-game browser that delivers a rich gaming-centric browsing experience—including access to your browser data from your PC and mobile devices.

Game Assist is a special version of Microsoft Edge that’s optimized for PC gaming and can appear on top of your game in Game Bar. It’s game-aware and will suggest tips and guides for what you’re playing. It also shares the same browser data with Edge on your PC so the information you care about is always accessible while you play—including your favorites, history, cookies, form fills, and more. This means you don’t need to log into sites again, and it’s easy to get to what you care about. You can even quickly access your favorite services like Discord, Twitch, Spotify, or any other page or site in the sidebar. And, like other Game Bar widgets, you can pin Game Assist above your game so you can reference a guide or watch a video while you play.

Game Assist (Preview) is accessed via Game Bar, a gaming overlay that allows you to use in-game widgets including Xbox Social for connecting with friends and tracking your achievements, Spotify, Teams, and game utilities for capturing screenshots and game clips, fine-tuning your audio settings, and monitoring your system performance.

With the release of Edge Stable 132, Game Assist is available without any Insider software or needing to change your default browser, making it even easier to use on your gaming PC.

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Contents

  • Option One: Install "Microsoft Edge Game Assist" Widget from Microsoft Edge
  • Option Two: Uninstall "Microsoft Edge Game Assist" Widget from Game Bar


EXAMPLE: Microsoft Edge Game Assist widget for Game Bar

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Option One

Install "Microsoft Edge Game Assist" Widget from Microsoft Edge


1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Click/tap on the Setting and more (Alt+F) 3 dots button, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)

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3 Click/tap on Appearance in the left pane. (see screenshot below step 4)

If you do not see a left pane, then either click/tap on the 3 bars menu button towards the top left OR widen the horizontal borders of the Microsoft Edge window until you do.


4 Click/tap on the Install widget button for Game Assist (Preview). (see screenshot below)

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5 When installed, you can click/tap on Open to open the "Microsoft Edge Game Assist" widget in Game Bar. (see screenshot below)

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6 You can now close the Settings tab if you like.




Option Two

Uninstall "Microsoft Edge Game Assist" Widget from Game Bar


1 Open the Game Bar (Win+G).

2 Click/tap on the Widget Menu button on the Home Bar, and click/tap on Widget Store. (see screenshot below)

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3 Perform the following steps in the Widget Store: (see screenshot below)
  1. Click/tap on the INSTALLED tab.
  2. Under "ALL INSTALLED", click tap on the More options (3 dots) button for the "Microsoft Edge Game Assist" widget.
  3. Click/tap on Uninstall.
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4 Click/tap on YES, I'M SURE to confirm. (see screenshot below)

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5 When the widget has finished uninstalling, you can close (X) the Widget Store. (see screenshot below)

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That's it,
Shawn Brink


 
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