Xbox game bar plugin and Microsoft people update loop

ShunGodai · Jan 14, 2023

Hi Everyone,

On my desktop and on my laptop these 2 software is stuck on an endless update loop where they show up on my update list like every other day. Please see the below screenshot. Does anyone have the same problem cause I thought if it's just me why would it be on two separate computers?

Thanks

JAM83 · Jan 14, 2023

ShunGodai said:
Hi Everyone,

On my desktop and on my laptop these 2 software is stuck on an endless update loop where they show up on my update list like every other day. Please see the below screenshot. Does anyone have the same problem cause I thought if it's just me why would it be on two separate computers?

View attachment 50020

If they are installed on your computers, then you will see them. . If you don't want them, uninstall them. You can uninstall People by clicking on the 3 dots and selecting uninstall. The Xbox one, you might not be able to uninstall it that way, if not, you'll need to Open PowerShell as Administrator. Copy and Paste both of these below and press ENTER....You might not need both, but running both won't hurt anything if one isn't needed.

Get-AppxPackage *Xbox* | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage *xboxapp* | Remove-AppxPackage

ShunGodai · Jan 15, 2023

JMedlock83 said:
If they are installed on your computers, then you will see them

You mean it's ok to see them updated almost every day on the windows store? Does anyone else has this issue or is it just me?

JAM83 · Jan 15, 2023

ShunGodai said:
You mean it's ok to see them updated almost every day on the windows store? Does anyone else has this issue or is it just me?

have you updated them? If not, you're going to see them everyday, yes.

ShunGodai · Jan 15, 2023

JMedlock83 said:
have you updated them? If not, you're going to see them everyday, yes.

Oh man! Of course I update them do you know meaning of the word "loop" and "stuck"?

andy_drew · Feb 8, 2023

ShunGodai said:
Hi Everyone,

On my desktop and on my laptop these 2 software is stuck on an endless update loop where they show up on my update list like every other day. Please see the below screenshot. Does anyone have the same problem cause I thought if it's just me why would it be on two separate computers?

View attachment 50020

Thanks

Yes, me too (Dell laptop), and, if I remember well (but I'm not 100 % sure) this also happens on my HP Desktop with Windows 10.
And, yes, it's annoying.

(I feel a lack of perceptiveness in this thread

)

cmd430 · Mar 9, 2023

+1 I'm also having this with Xbox Game Bar Plugin, Microsoft People, and Web Media Extensions

PerpetualCycle · Mar 25, 2023

me too. Anybody get this resolved?

andy_drew · Mar 25, 2023

geneo said:
me too. Anybody get this resolved?

I think we are waiting for Godot, ahem, Microsoft to solve it.

Oncovirus · Jun 10, 2023

Same here, it updates daily (successfully) with no changes

andy_drew · Jun 11, 2023

Oncovirus said:
Same here, it updates daily (successfully) with no changes

And, mostly, they DO NOT appear at the top of the list of updated apps. Like they were NOT updated. Very odd.

Oncovirus · Jun 11, 2023

andy_drew said:
And, mostly, they DO NOT appear at the top of the list of updated apps. Like they were NOT updated. Very odd.

Do you know any fixes? Or is it entirely Microsoft’s fault?

andy_drew · Jun 11, 2023

Oncovirus said:
Do you know any fixes? Or is it entirely Microsoft’s fault?

The second (sentence) you wrote.

Oncovirus · Jun 11, 2023

andy_drew said:
The second (sentence) you wrote.

Ah, so we just sit and wait then. RIP

Helmut · Jun 11, 2023

There is nothing to be resolved.
I get all of those mentioned and more, like Mail and Calendar, Phone Link, some of which are currently several times a week. Also some Non MS Apps, so it is not specifically MS.
There are bouts of this which is normal. I use MS Mail App daily and the version does update, there is no 'loop' or 'sticking'. That is up to you to check versions.

I have had MS Store on manual updates for 10 years, during Windows 8.1/10/11. Go to MS Store > Settings and change it, Auto updates > Off, that minimises any annoyance.

Oncovirus · Jun 11, 2023

Helmut said:
There is nothing to be resolved.
I get all of those mentioned and more, like Mail and Calendar, Phone Link, some of which are currently several times a week. Also some Non MS Apps, so it is not specifically MS.
There are bouts of this which is normal. I use MS Mail App daily and the version does update, there is no 'loop' or 'sticking'. That is up to you to check versions.

I have had MS Store on manual updates for 10 years, during Windows 8.1/10/11. Go to MS Store > Settings and change it, Auto updates > Off, that minimises any annoyance.

I don’t use the Xbox app at all. And auto updates are already off. The Xbox game bar plugin just updates daily for no reason, with no app number change. It installs (successfully) the same app number everytime. I already tried repairing Xbox game bar and resetting it and disabling it. It still
Updates. I even went ahead and reset the cache on the MS store. It’s 100% a Microsoft problem.

Oncovirus · Jun 19, 2023

Any Updates on when this will be fixed? It is happening every other day now instead of everyday, has anyone considered removing the overlay and xbox game bar via PowerShell? is this a reliable option? Or should we wait? Also does anyone know how much space these updates for my ssd? Its just the xbox game bar plugin one.

Oncovirus · Jul 7, 2023

andy_drew said:
The second (sentence) you wrote.

Still no updates on this? I keep getting it lol, I have no idea how much it uses so. Cant I just delete the folders for it or uninstall it via powershell to get rid of it?

andy_drew · Jul 7, 2023

Oncovirus said:
Still no updates on this? I keep getting it lol, I have no idea how much it uses so. Cant I just delete the folders for it or uninstall it via powershell to get rid of it?

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No updates till now. [But maybe the recent (yesterday) update of the "App Installation Program" (in Italian is named "Programma di installazione app*") has something someway to do with it maybe, since from that update I haven't seen any longer this Xbox nuisance. But it's really too early to say it.]

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Actually, I don't know; I'm waiting too.