Windows 10: XBOX Gaming Services causes stutter when playing non-GamePass games.

I have noticed that XBOX Gaming Services launches as a background process when I run non-XBOX games. It also launches when I open the Steam app, and anytime I run a game from the desktop. I have GamePass installed too. Why does Gaming Services launch when I am not using GamePass at all? When Gaming Services is running, it affects non-GamePass games by causing frame hitching and stutter. I experience this at it's worst in F1 2023 Steam with stutter so bad, it makes the game unplayable. If I kill the Gaming Services process and return to the game, the issue is gone. Running:Win11 22H212700K CP

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Xbox gamepass game cause windows store window to pop up with Gaming Service 'purchase' screen

None of my Xbox gamepass games will run on my system after the latest windows security upgrade from Microsoft.

When I try to run a game, instead I get the Windows store page for Gaming Services (which shows as being installed).

Ive tried re-installing the the Gaming Services but I still cannot get the gamepass-based game to run.

 

Games with gamepass redirect on store page for the gaming service instead launching games

As per title, i can't play games with gamepass.
I recently had other problems installing via gamepass, and solved them with the "wsreset -i" command (suggested here in the forum)

I've tried already:

reinstall or reset game services, both from settings / app and from PowerShell

windows update has no updates

restore xbox app and store

Update: deleting with start unlocker all the folders of all my games, and downloading all of them again fixed the problem,