Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. In fact, clicking on the "Terminate" button which isn't greyed out is also useless and does nothing. Hopefully someone with some actual knowledge on actually uninstalling it and not just temporarily disabling it will come forward and post a "how to" here. I wouldn't have thought it uses more than a MB or so drive space if it's never been used to record, and if it's disabled.
I assume this is where MS have put Game Bar, and the files in this folder are encrypted so all you can do is view the size of the. There may be a way, but the risk of borking Windows trying to uninstall it wouldn't be worth it just to have it removed from Settings.
I did not make the comment that it takes up too much space I think it's only 84 kb, not an issue I agree with you - it's not worth losing sleep over; I was just curious if someone from MS could provide an easy solution.
My main gripe however is that I have and older PC not windows 10 uninstall xbox game bar free download can afford to upgrade every year or twoand it slows my system to a crawl during boot up, and then I windows 10 uninstall xbox game bar free download have to wait for the game bar to pop up before I can close it. Not everyone is a gamer, and its beyond presumptuous to force it on users simply to push a product.
There is a lot not like about Win Even if disregarding the tedious bi-annual version updates, and the 'apps' that cannot be. I could go on for hours did actually, but realised I was most likely boring people so I've cut most of it out. However, we have to work with, and around what we are given, and if so inclined, post complaints frequently via the Feedback app. I doubt MS respond to less than millions windows 10 uninstall xbox game bar free download complaints on a specific issue though Even before Win10, but they didn't even have.
If it's not enabled in the Gaming Settings it should not be launching when you boot into Windows. While you are there you can disable anything else you know you don't need to load when booting into Windows. If it is somehow running in the background, even when not enabled in either location, you can end the task by.
Not a desirable thing to have to do, but sometimes you gotta do If not the more extreme measure of doing a Repair reinstall may be the only option. Failing that, check out the part of the article relating to deleting Game Bar keys from the Registry back them up first as a precaution.
Still strange they would leave an option that only leads to frustration, but MS works in mysterious ways. E-waste at it's finest. At idle, my Win10 64bit averages around 2. Win7 64bit used about 1. If your machine has less than 4GB RAM it may have issues, but only if you are a heavy multi-tasker or run programs such as Photoshop. Win10 does seem to favour running from an SSD. I keep a backup of my Win10 on an. If your machine is running slowly in general you may want to run Disk Cleanupif you haven't done so in a long while.
Select the Cleanup System Files option for a more thorough job of deleting old update backups and files. That was not the question though. And we should be able to delete any software we don't want. I'm tired of Microsoft putting things on my computer that I don't want. And it's only going to get worse if we don't complain. Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community. Search the community and support articles Windows Windows 10 Search Community member.
I never use it and it takes up too much storage space. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.
I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Previous Next. Right click on the start menu button. We enter "Settings" and "Gaming. We deactivate the option "Record game videos, screenshots I hope it helps you. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to SherrySparks's post on November 1, I noticed the greyed out "Uninstall" button also.
I wouldn't have thought it uses more than a MB or so drive space if it's never been used to record, and if it's disabled it's not using any other resources unless I've missed it listed in Task Manager windows 10 uninstall xbox game bar free download it's not enabled. I assume this is where MS have put Game Bar, and the files in this folder are encrypted so all you can do is view the size of the contents when you do give yourself permissions to open it.
Whatever the case. Game Bar cannot be uninstalled. The shortcut can be removed from the Start menu using commands, windows 10 uninstall xbox game bar free download that's it. In reply to BossDweeb's post on November 3, Hi BossDweeb, I did not make the comment that it takes up too much space I think it's only 84 kb, not an issue Even if windows 10 uninstall xbox game bar free download the tedious bi-annual version updates, and the 'apps' that cannot be uninstalled.
I doubt MS respond to less than millions of windows 10 uninstall xbox game bar free download on a specific issue though Even before Win10, but they didn't even have a feedback option before.
I certainly never has on my machine. The two features are apparently interconnected. This deals with Game Bar corruption, and may help with your Game Bar auto-run issue. Just how old and how much system RAM?
If your machine has less than 4GB RAM it may have issues, but only if you are a heavy multi-tasker or run programs such as Photoshop with large files. I keep a backup of my Win10 on an rpm HDD, and booting from the HDD to verify the cloning process worked properly is slow as molasses in winter. The feedback app is as good as it gets. Is this a virus or adware? I never downloaded it nor do I need it. I powered up my notebook today and it popped up as I was surfing the Internet.
I am also having a similar problem and am unable to install it. Thanks for the lecture on how the Xbox Game Bar is not using up that much space. A subscription to make the most of your time. Try one month free. This site in other languages x.
