Permanently disable/delete gamebar?


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Hi folks,

I absolutely can't stand the gamebar. I have never enabled it and have made sure to disable what I can. Yet, by some magic keyboard combination is starts a "streaming" video recording session or something. How the ... can I make it leave me alone.

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Open the PowerShell as an admin and execute.

Code: 
Get-AppxPackage *xbox* | Remove-AppxPackage
 

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MS made gamebar as a system component in 24H2, but you can disable it's related services, like xbox.
Code: 
rem =================================== Windows Settings ===================================
rem ---------------------------------------- Gaming ----------------------------------------
rem ....................................... Captures .......................................

rem 1 - Record what happened
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR" /v "AppCaptureEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f

rem 1 - Capture audio when recording a game
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR" /v "AudioCaptureEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f

rem 1 - Capture mouse cursor when recording a game
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR" /v "CursorCaptureEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f

rem ________________________________________________________________________________________
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR" /v "MicrophoneCaptureEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f

rem 0 - Disable Fullscreen Optimizations for Current User / 0 - Enabled / 2 - Disabled
reg add "HKCU\System\GameConfigStore" /v "GameDVR_FSEBehavior" /t REG_DWORD /d "2" /f
reg add "HKCU\System\GameConfigStore" /v "GameDVR_HonorUserFSEBehaviorMode" /t REG_DWORD /d "2" /f

rem 0 - Disable Game DVR / "Press Win + G to record a clip"
reg add "HKCU\System\GameConfigStore" /v "GameDVR_Enabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\GameDVR" /v "AllowgameDVR" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f

reg add "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BcastDVRUserService" /v "Start" /t REG_DWORD /d "4" /f
reg add "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\xbgm" /v "Start" /t REG_DWORD /d "4" /f
sc config XblAuthManager start= disabled
sc config XblGameSave start= disabled
sc config XboxGipSvc start= disabled
sc config XboxNetApiSvc start= disabled
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\XblGameSave\XblGameSaveTask" /Disable


rem =================================== Windows Settings ===================================
rem ---------------------------------------- Gaming ----------------------------------------
rem ...................................... Game Mode .......................................

rem 1 - Game Mode
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\GameBar" /v "AutoGameModeEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f

rem ________________________________________________________________________________________
rem Remove GameBarPresenceWriter.exe (to restore run SFC scan)
takeown /s %computername% /u %username% /f "%WINDIR%\System32\GameBarPresenceWriter.exe"
icacls "%WINDIR%\System32\GameBarPresenceWriter.exe" /inheritance:r /grant:r %username%:F
taskkill /im GameBarPresenceWriter.exe /f
del "%WINDIR%\System32\GameBarPresenceWriter.exe" /s /f /q


rem =================================== Windows Settings ===================================
rem ---------------------------------------- Gaming ----------------------------------------
rem .................................... Xbox Game Bar .....................................

rem 1 - Open Xbox Game Bar
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\GameBar" /v "UseNexusForGameBarEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d "0" /f
 

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