Tips to Remove Game Bar in Windows 10

Disabling Game Bar in Windows 10 is possible. The Game Bar in Windows 10 is a useful small tool that is used by the gamers for capturing their gaming skills and share it with others. It is however not always required and sometimes can get in ways of your experience. It's quite easy to disable Game Bar in Windows 10. What some people aren't aware of is that Game Bar also comes with some additional processes that are harmful to monopolizing resources of the system such as Xbox Game Monitoring and Game DVR. It is although possible to disable those too.

How to disable Game Bar in Windows 10

While playing the game on Windows, press Windows key+G or hit Xbox button on the gamepad for bringing up Game Bar. Follow the below steps to disable this feature:

• ·         At the bottom left of the screen, click right on the Start Button.
• ·         Go to the Settings and then go to Gaming.
• ·         Select the Game Bar on the left.
• ·         Hit at the switch below the Record game clips, Screenshots and Broadcast using Game Bar so            that now they are Off.

How to disable Game DVR

Game DVR is part of Game Bar that records the gameplay in the background. It allows you to save moment from the gaming section at will quickly. It is although useful for capturing surprise moments that will make gaming fun. It expands by taking a fair amount of your system’s resources. If you are facing the trouble of performance then disable this feature following steps below:

• ·         Click right on your Start Button.
• ·         Head to the Settings and then Gaming.
• ·         Tap on Game DVR.
• ·         Hit switch beneath Record in the background while playing a game, so that shows as Off.

How to disable Xbox Game Monitoring

This process is a little more laborious.  Xbox Game Monitoring monitors what game you are playing currently. It has been reported that it clashes with other devices like Steam and causes performance drops. Disabling this process is little complicated than others as you need to head into the registry. It is important to back up the registry files in case something goes wrong. The registry will be under the hood of your machine. It will provide you with confidential access to its inner workings so you can do real damage if you delete the wrong key. Follow these steps closely:

• ·         Start by pressing 'Windows Key + R' then type regedit and press Enter.
• ·         Now, double click on the 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.'
• ·         Again, click Double on the 'SYSTEM.'
• ·         Click twice on the 'CurrentControlSet' once more.
• ·         And click Double on 'Services.'
• ·         Now click 'xbgm,' you may need to scroll down.
• ·         Just click Right on 'Start REG_DWORD' on the right side of the window.
• ·         Hit 'Modify.'
• ·         Change the default value of '3 to 4'.
• ·         Now click OK.

The Xbox Game Monitoring Service is now disabled. If you want to enable it again, change the digit back to three.

John Martin is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Samuel has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup.