Can't uninstall Xbox Game Bar in Windows 11 [Fix]

Xbox Game Bar is a boon for all gamers who want to capture, record their screen, and chat with their other gamer friends while playing their favorite games. Many users have reported that they find it annoying that the Xbox Game Bar keeps capturing the screen by recording it until the gamer is playing the game.

It also takes up most of the system's space to store all recorded game clips, which are not all necessary for the user. It is actually a tedious task for users to constantly check which clips they need and which clips need to be discarded. This frustrates them.

What’s even more annoying is that when they go to uninstall the Xbox Game Bar on their system, they don’t see any uninstall button to remove it. After researching some information about this issue, we have gathered solutions to remove or disable Xbox Game Bar in Windows 11 using the steps explained below in this article.

How to uninstall Xbox Game Bar in Windows 11 using PowerShell

It has been discovered that there is no direct way to uninstall Xbox Game Bar on any Windows system. Instead, we can use command line tools like PowerShell to remove Xbox Game Bar by executing the command to uninstall it.

Here are the steps on how to uninstall it using PowerShell commands.

Step 1: First, press the Windows and I keys simultaneously to open the Settings application.

Step 2: In the Settings app, click on the Games option in the left panel.

Step 3: Then select the Xbox Game Bar option on the games page.

Step 4: Next, use this button toggle button click to turn the Xbox Game Bar on and turn it off, as follows As shown in the figure.

Step 5: Once completed, close the settings window.

Step 6: Now open the installed app by pressing Windows key and type Installed Apps and then press Enter key program page.

Step 7: After opening the installed apps page, type xbox game bar in the search bar and click on from the search results The three-dot menu of the Xbox Game Bar, as shown in the screenshot below.

Step 8: SelectAdvanced Options from the menu list.

Step 9: On the Advanced Options page, scroll down and select from the drop-down menu for Background App Permissions Select the "Never" option.

Step 10: Then click on the "TERMINATE" button which you can find under the "TERMINATE" section .

Step 11: This will ensure that the Xbox Game Bar never runs in the background and kills the Xbox Game Bar process that is currently running on your system.

Step 12: Once completed, you need to open a PowerShell window.

Step 13: To do this, press the Windows and R keys simultaneously and type # in the text box of the Run command box ##powershell.

Step 14: Then press the

Enter key to open the PowerShell window on your system.

Step 15: Now type the following lines in the PowerShell window and press

Enter key.

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | 删除-AppxPackage

Step 16: After executing this command, the Xbox Game Bar will be removed from the system.

Step 17: Close the PowerShell window when finished.

Step 18: If you need to reinstall in the future, you can go to the Microsoft Store app on your system and search for Xbox Game Bar in your console and install it from there.

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