Windows 10: Xbox Game Bar Invites Not Working

All my friends play on Xbox and I’m on PC and the only way I’m able to join parties is through the game bar. But last week the Xbox game bar started acting up. It’s not letting me join parties. Invites from other players don’t work and I can’t invite other players to a party. I don’t know how to fix this. I’ve tried restarting but nothing seems to work

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Xbox Game Bar Not Launching

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Xbox is one of Windows 10’s default apps. This app integrates the Xbox with Windows, and it includes a handy Game bar that you can take snapshots and record video with. If the Game bar is not opening, we suggest that you follow the steps provided on this
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Source: New Idea Drives Just for You: Designed for Xbox and PC Game Bar - Xbox Wire

 

How do I invite someone to a game using their Xbox Live Gamertag?

I reset a Windows Phone to factory default state, grabbed a few friends, and tried this game out with a few phones and browsers.

I think the article includes this step to ensure that the phone is signed into Xbox Live. One of the phones I was using was in factory default state and has never had a Live ID on it. When I went into the Xbox Live hub the first time I was given the option
to either sign in or create an Xbox Live account. Of course once I signed in the ID remained on the phone and I didn't have to go through this step again.

The method in which invites are made in this game differ from the other xbox live games I've played (on the phone, on the PC, and on the Xbox console). But the article Benedito mentioned this possibility too.

Not all games have the option to play with more than one person. If invitations are permitted, each game will have a different way to invite someone.
Whereas other games typically have you select from your friend list as you've found this game has you send select e-mail addresses. This game doesn't use one's gamertag at all of initiating new games. So if you don't know a potential opponent's e-mail address
it looks that you will either need to be comfortable enough with the other player to exchange e-mail address with an xbox live message or simply not play against that opponent :-( Looking in the multi-player help the instructions listed there also only mention
e-mail as the method of starting up a game.

If you'd like to see this change be sore to rate and review the application so that your feedback is present for considerations in future updates.

A positive I found is that associates that had no Xbox Live account prior to receiving a game invite were willing to signup for one after having received this game invite.

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