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How to Disable the Xbox Game Bar (Windows 10 & 11)

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The Xbox Game Bar is the overlay that opens with Win + G. It hooks into every game to record clips and show widgets, and that hook can clash with the cheat menu. Turn it off before you play.

Windows 11

  1. Press Win + I and go to Gaming → Xbox Game Bar.
  2. Set Allow your controller to open Xbox Game Bar to Off.
  3. Go to Apps → Installed apps, find Xbox Game Bar, open the ⋯ menu and choose Advanced options.
  4. Under Background app permissions, choose Never.

Windows 10

  1. Press Win + I and go to Gaming → Xbox Game Bar.
  2. Set Enable Xbox Game Bar at the top of the page to Off.
  3. Go to Gaming → Captures and set Record in the background while I'm playing a game to Off.

Tip

To check that it worked, press Win + G in a game. If nothing opens, the Game Bar is off. Restart the game after changing these settings.

Disable the other overlays too

One overlay is rarely the only one. Also turn off Discord, Steam, NVIDIA and AMD, then continue with the troubleshooting guide.