MS-Gameoverlay?


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What is ms-gameoverlay? I started playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and a pop-up window said that I was missing that file. I searched on Google for an description, but the only thing I found was a way to remove it without saying what it is.
 

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Xbox Game Bar, which was probably uninstalled.

There's a classic hack to trick games into thinking it's present.
Code:
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
 

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Thanks. Yeah, I uninstalled Xbox Game Bar because I don't play XBox games and I was trying to get rid of programs I don't need. Or should I add the Xbox Game Bar back?

How do I add those lines to my system? Do I open Command Prompt?
 

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    Windows 11 Pro - version 24H2
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    PC/Desktop
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    AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6 Core AM5 5.3GHz CPU
    Motherboard
    2024 MSI MAG B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI
    Memory
    Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith 32GB (16GBx2) CL30,1.35V UDIMM 6000MHz DDR5 RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ventus 2X Black 8G OC Graphics Card
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus ROG Strix XG32WCS - 32in HDR VA 180Hz USB Type-C FreeSync Curved Gaming Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
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    1) Silicon Power 1TB P34A60 Gen3x4 TLC R/W up to 2,200/1,600 MB/s PCIe M.2 NVMe SSD

    2) Crucial 1TB E100 CT1000E100SSD8 Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD
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    MSI 750W MAG A750GL 80+ Gold PCIe 5 ATX 3.0 Modular Power Supply
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    SilverStone Fara R1 Pro V2 Tempered Glass ATX Case - Black
    Cooling
    Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Dual Loop CPU Cooler, 120mm Fan
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    Microsoft Defender
Run those commands as Administrator from either CMD or PowerShell. Doesn't matter.

"Xbox" on Windows is a bit of misleading marketing. All Windows gaming features are now labeled "Xbox". Like music and movies are "Zune". The game bar is just a standardized API that different game publishers can all use to overlay random stuff. A lot of people go without it.
 

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