Gaming Uninstall or Reinstall Xbox Game Bar in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to uninstall or reinstall the Xbox Game Bar for your account or all users in Windows 11.

You can open the Xbox Game Bar to take control of all your favorite gaming activities while playing on your Windows 11 device.

The Home Bar is the bar at the top of the Game Bar screen. Your favorites will appear on the Home Bar for quicker access to widgets.

The Controller Bar is a view of the Xbox Game Bar that allows you to quickly access games and apps using any Xbox controller.

Uninstalling the Xbox Game Bar app will remove the ability to open the Game Bar (Win+G).

Starting with Windows 11 build 23570 (Dev), build 25977 (Canary), and build 22635.2486 (Beta) the Xbox Game Bar app will now show as just Game Bar under the Start menu and also under Settings > System > Apps > Installed apps. This change will come through a Game Bar update via the Microsoft Store.


Contents



EXAMPLE: Xbox Game Bar screen

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Option One

Uninstall Xbox Game Bar for Current User


1 Open Windows Terminal, and select Windows Powershell.

2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

Code: 
Get-AppxPackage -PackageTypeFilter Bundle -Name "*Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay*" | Remove-AppxPackage

3 When finished, you can close Windows Terminal if you like.

Uninstall_Xbox_Game_Bar_for_current_user.png





Option Two

Uninstall Xbox Game Bar for All Users


You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.


1 Open Windows Terminal (Admin), and select Windows PowerShell.

2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal (Admin), and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

Code: 
Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers -PackageTypeFilter Bundle -Name "*Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay*" | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers

3 When finished, you can close Windows Terminal if you like.

Uninstall_Xbox_Game_Bar_for_all_users.png





Option Three

Reinstall Xbox Game Bar for Current User


1 Click/tap on the link below to open the Xbox Game Bar page in the Microsoft Store app.


2 If prompted, click/tap on Open Microsoft Store app to confirm. (see screenshot below)

Reinstall_Xbox_Game_Bar_for_current_user_Microsoft_Store-1.png

3 Click/tap Get or Install to install the Xbox Game Bar app from the Microsoft Store. (see screenshot below)

Reinstall_Xbox_Game_Bar_for_current_user_Microsoft_Store-2.png

4 When the Xbox Game Bar app has finished installing, you can Open the app if wanted. (see screenshot below)

It may take a moment to actually be able to open the Xbox Game Bar.


Reinstall_Xbox_Game_Bar_for_current_user_Microsoft_Store-3.png

5 You can now close the Microsoft Store app if wanted.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


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These instructions are not working for me. I run them and it uninstalls the Game Bar, but every morning this appears in MS Store and it eventually reinstalls itself. I have ABSOLUTELY no need for this app.....

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    Win 11 Pro (Insider Beta channel)
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    Laptop
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    Acer AN515-54
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    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9300H CPU @ 2.40GHz 2.40 GHz
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    32GB
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    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650, Intel UHD 630
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    Acer CB272D
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    1920x1080
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    256GB and 1T SSD
    Keyboard
    Logitech K375S
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    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    250MB
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    Edge
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  • Operating System
    Win 11 Pro (Insider Canary Channel, unsupported)
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    Dell E6430
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3540M CPU @ 3.00GHz 3.00 GHz (non-compliant)
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    16 GB
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    Intel HD Graphics 4000, NVIDIA NVS 5200M
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
dbartenstein said:
These instructions are not working for me. I run them and it uninstalls the Game Bar, but every morning this appears in MS Store and it eventually reinstalls itself. I have ABSOLUTELY no need for this app.....

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Actually, I did find there are apparently a sh*tload more components than the one mentioned above. This article seems to cover it, I hope...

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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro (Insider Beta channel)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer AN515-54
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9300H CPU @ 2.40GHz 2.40 GHz
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650, Intel UHD 630
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer CB272D
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    256GB and 1T SSD
    Keyboard
    Logitech K375S
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    250MB
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes
  • Operating System
    Win 11 Pro (Insider Canary Channel, unsupported)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell E6430
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3540M CPU @ 3.00GHz 3.00 GHz (non-compliant)
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000, NVIDIA NVS 5200M
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
dbartenstein said:
These instructions are not working for me. I run them and it uninstalls the Game Bar, but every morning this appears in MS Store and it eventually reinstalls itself. I have ABSOLUTELY no need for this app.....
Click to expand...

Yep, this tutorial only covers the Xbox Game Bar app, and nothing else.

The Xbox app does have an uninstall option like below though.

Uninstall_Xbox_app.jpg
 

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    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
Brink said:
Yep, this tutorial only covers the Xbox Game Bar app, and nothing else.

The Xbox app does have an uninstall option like below though.

View attachment 60447
Click to expand...
Aye, I had deleted Xbox that way some time ago, but it did not appear to get rid of all of it, t'would appear. These additional commands hopefully will do the trick once and for all:

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro (Insider Beta channel)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer AN515-54
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9300H CPU @ 2.40GHz 2.40 GHz
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650, Intel UHD 630
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer CB272D
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    256GB and 1T SSD
    Keyboard
    Logitech K375S
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    250MB
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes
  • Operating System
    Win 11 Pro (Insider Canary Channel, unsupported)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell E6430
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3540M CPU @ 3.00GHz 3.00 GHz (non-compliant)
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000, NVIDIA NVS 5200M
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
dbartenstein said:
Aye, I had deleted Xbox that way some time ago, but it did not appear to get rid of all of it, t'would appear. These additional commands hopefully will do the trick once and for all:

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage
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THANK YOU....this appears to have worked for me~!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Beelink U59
    Memory
    16GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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