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 is available to everyone on Windows 11. Only available with Microsoft Edge, Game Assist is here to help keep you in the game, unlocking a smarter way to game and browse.
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...
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Disable Automatic Windows Updates in Windows 11
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Use ViVeTool to Enable or Disable Hidden Features in Windows 11
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Restore Classic File Explorer with Ribbon in Windows 11
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Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media
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Uninstall or Reinstall Copilot app
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Add or Remove "Learn about this picture" Desktop icon
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Use SFC to Repair System Files in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to run the System File Checker (SFC) tool to repair missing, corrupted, and modified system files in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Download Official Windows 11 ISO file from Microsoft
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Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade
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Clean Install Windows 11
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to uninstall or reinstall the Game Bar for your account or all users in Windows 11.
You can open the 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 Game Bar that allows you to quickly access games and apps using any Xbox controller.
Uninstalling the Game Bar app will remove the ability to open the Game Bar (Win+G).
Option One: Uninstall Game Bar for Current User
Option Two: Uninstall Game Bar for All Users
Option Three: Reinstall Game Bar for Current User
EXAMPLE: Game...
This tutorial will show you how to hide or show widgets in the Widget Menu on the Home Bar of the Game Bar screen for your account in Windows 11.
You can open the 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.
The Widget Menu on the Home Bar allows you to open installed widgets, and add or remove favorite widgets on the Home Bar.
You can choose to hide or show the following widgets in the widgets menu:
Xbox Achievements – Track your games’ progress and see what you’ve unlocked.
Xbox Chat - Send and receive chat or party chat messages with your friends.
Xbox Looking for Group – Use Looking for Group to find players...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off Game Bar Compact Mode for your account in Windows 11.
You can open the Game Bar to take control of all your favorite gaming activities while playing on your Windows 11 device.
Compact Mode simplifies Game Bar use, making it more intuitive and easier to navigate on small screens, Windows handhelds, and when playing with a controller.
When you open Game Bar with Compact Mode turned on, a single-widget view will be presented where you can access your Xbox gaming activities in one place.
If you turn on Game Bar Compact Mode, it will stay turned on whenever you open the Game Bar until turned off.
Features of Compact Mode:
Navigate with bumpers = When using a controller, you can switch...
This tutorial will show you how to set the duration for recordings you start for gaming captures for your account in Windows 11.
The Xbox Game Bar app is built into Windows 11 so you can record games to capture videos and screenshots while playing PC games. You can press the Windows :win: + Alt + R keys to toggle the start and stop recording of your game.
You can choose the maximum recording time of 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours (default), or 4 hours for a clip so that it automatically stops recording and saves when it reaches that length.
Game clips (recordings) will save as a MP4 file to your account's %UserProfile%\Videos\Captures folder by default.
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This tutorial will show you how to change where the Microsoft Store and Xbox app install games by default for your account in Windows 11.
Microsoft redesigned the Microsoft Store app from the ground up in Windows 11, making space for more content, keeping the user experience simple and responsive. It will help you discover and install the best apps, games, movies and even special offers – like unique movie discounts for Xbox Game Pass members. All the content in the Microsoft Store is tested for security, family safety and device compatibility.
Starting with Microsoft Store app version 22310, you will now be able to specify the installation drive and installation folder location of your games within that drive. These settings are...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off "optimizations for windowed games" for your account in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22557, Microsoft introduced a feature called Optimizations for windowed games and is designed to significantly improve latency and unlock other exciting gaming features including Auto HDR and Variable Refresh Rate (VRR). Latency improvements can benefit all gamers – from improving your input lag to creating a competitive edge in your gaming experience.
The "Optimizations for windowed games" setting affects presentation modes used in Windowed and Borderless Windowed DX10/DX11 games. Presentation is the method for getting your game’s rendered frames on your display in the most optimal way...
This tutorial will show you how to enable and disable fullscreen optimizations for apps and games for your account or all users in Windows 11.
Microsoft wanted to create the best gaming experience possible, so they enhanced the current Full Screen Exclusive (FSE) mode by creating Fullscreen Optimizations. Fullscreen Optimizations was designed for gamers to experience the best aspects of both FSE and borderless windowed mode, allowing games to take up the entire screen, run at full speed, support fast alt-tab switching, and support for overlays.
When using Fullscreen Optimizations, your game believes that it is running in Fullscreen Exclusive, but behind the scenes, Windows has the game running in borderless windowed mode. When a game...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off capture mouse cursor when recording a game for your account in Windows 11.
The Xbox Game Bar app is built into Windows 11 so you can record games to capture videos and screenshots while playing PC games. You can press the Windows :win: + Alt + R keys to toggle the start and stop recording of your game.
You can also choose whether you want to capture mouse cursor when recording a game.
Reference:
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/games-apps/game-setup-and-play/adjust-capture-settings-windows-10
Option One: Turn On or Off Capture Mouse Cursor when Recording Game in Settings
Option Two: Turn On or Off Capture Mouse Cursor when Recording Game using REG file
Turn On or Off Capture...
This tutorial will show you how to change the video quality for game recording for your account in Windows 11.
The Xbox Game Bar app is built into Windows 11 so you can record games to capture videos and screenshots while playing PC games. You can press the Windows :win: + Alt + R keys to toggle the start and stop recording of your game.
You can choose to record games using standard or high video quality. Video quality controls both resolution and bitrate.
Higher quality generally requires the PC to work harder, which may decrease performance. You can determine the best settings for your system by trying them out.
Reference:
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/games-apps/game-setup-and-play/adjust-capture-settings-windows-10...
This tutorial will show you how to change the video frame rate for game recording for your account in Windows 11.
The Xbox Game Bar app is built into Windows 11 so you can record games to capture videos and screenshots while playing PC games. You can press the Windows :win: + Alt + R keys to toggle the start and stop recording of your game.
You can choose to record games using a 30 fps or 60 fps video frame rate.
Higher frame rate generally requires the PC to work harder, which may decrease performance. You can determine the best settings for your system by trying them out.
Reference:
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/games-apps/game-setup-and-play/adjust-capture-settings-windows-10
Option One: Change Video Frame Rate for Game...
This tutorial will show you how to calibrate a Xbox Wireless Controller for your account on a Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC.
If you are having trouble (this could include joystick drift, awkward calibration, or controls not responding as expected) with your Xbox Wireless Controller connected to your PC, you can calibrate the controller to help get 100% accuracy again.
Movement accuracy issues with a game controller can happen with wear and tear.
Option One: Calibrate Xbox Wireless Controller
Option Two: Reset Xbox Wireless Controller Calibration to Default
Calibrate Xbox Wireless Controller
1 Connect the Xbox Wireless Controller you want to reset its calibration.
2 Open Game Controllers (joy.cpl) settings.
3 Select the game...
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