Disable Game Bar & Game DVR Windows 11įirst, right-click the Start button on the Taskbar and choose Settings from the list of options displayed therein. But it can slow your gaming performance by recording video in the background. It is located on the Game Bar – which offers buttons to record gameplay & take screenshots using the Game DVR feature. The Game DVR feature allows you to record your gameplay in the background.

The functionality of this bar is not limited to capturing visuals running on video games played on the device but also taking screenshots of the game clips. You can pop up the “ Game Bar” with a simple shortcut, Win+G and get quick access to gaming features. Towards the end of this post, we will also show you how to turn off Xbox DVR through the Registry Editor. We have seen how to use the Game DVR in Windows 10, now let us see how to disable Game DVR of Xbox app on Windows 11/10, if you have no need for it. You can use the Game DVR feature of the Xbox app in Windows 10 to record videos of your PC gameplay and upload them to any social site, easily via the app’s Game Bar.

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