Windows 10: Windows Game Bar slider

So whenever I go to turn on gamebar I click the slider to the on position, but when I leave that page and go back the slider is automatically turned off. Any ideas why?

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want to open game bar, but win+G repeatedly asks if "want to open game bar?"

Hi Sabinscabin,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community forum.



I suggest you to try the troubleshooting steps listed in fix problems with Game bar
on Windows 10 and check if it works.



Hope it helps.

 

Game bar not opening in Windows 10

As mentioned in the OP I'm on a desktop PC (Win OS on SSD, i7 4790, R9 390, 32 GB DDR3). This is a very capable gaming rig, and easily exceeds the sys requirements.

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  Were you able to launch Game bar on the same computer before?
  

No. I never tried previously to launch the Game Bar. This is the first time I've tried and I haven't been able to get it to launch.

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  Have you made any changes on your computer prior to the issue?
  

Changes to Windows 10? None other than the usual updates

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  Have you tried to uninstall and reinstall the Xbox app to update it?
  

I just tried this now. I was able to uninstall and reinstall the Xbox app. When I went to try and launch the Game Bar it flashed on the screen for about a second and then was gone. Only way to get it back was to again uninstall and
reinstall the Xbox App. I was able to then launch the Game Bar and this time it stayed open. But if I then go to launch the game it disappears. I've discovered that if I toggle the slider from Off to On in Settings > Gaming >Game Bar i can get it back but
it's acting really weird.

Accessing the Game bar menu locks up the screen and I have to restart Explorer to get everything back.

So I've got it to show but I'm still completely unsuccessful actually getting it to now work with a game. If I have to toggle the slider in
Settings > Gaming >Game Bar to get it to work, then the game minimizes. Then when I click to relaunch the game neither Win + G or Ctrl + Shift + G works to launch game Bar because the Settings menu is then not the active
window. So I'm stuck in that fail loop. Clicking the game maximizes the game, but no Game bar .... Clicking Settings to toggle the slider allows me to show the Game Bar but the game isn't maximized to allow the Game Bar to recognize it .... I click the Game
bar menu settings and it then locks up the screen .... so there's no way to activate both at the same time - I either have an active Game Bar and no game, or an active Game and no Game Bar.

So it actually shows up now but is definitely not working properly

 

Windows Game Bar not Recording Microphone By Default

Hi Yewtsan,

Incorrect configuration setting is one of the potential reasons why Windows Game Bar is not recording microphone by default. To help you resolve this concern, you may perform the troubleshooting steps provided on the link below:

Troubleshoot Game DVR on Windows 10

You may also try to turn off the Game bar and restart your computer before turning it on again. To do this, you may follow the steps below:

How to disable Game bar

1. Right-click the Start button.
   
2. Click Settings.
   
3. Click Gaming.
   
4. Click Game bar.
   
5. Click the switch below Record game clips. Screenshots, and broadcast using Game bar so that it turns
   Off.
   

Kindly update us with the results.