

If you want to disable the Game Bar to save resources, broadcast to Mixer, or use Game Mode, we have a bunch of resources tailored to that end below. Open the Game Bar inside a game by pressing Windows Key + G.įrom here, you can change most of the same settings that you can via the Windows 10 main settings menu, such as notifications, whether background recording is enabled or not, and whether to include microphone audio or not in the recordings, and so on.When you're inside the Game Bar itself, you can access most of the settings from the overlays itself. You also have Windows 10 performance modules, Xbox social and chat tabs, as well as Spotify controls.Below these, the Audio section allows you to control the sound mix of various sound devices and apps active on your setup.The Show all captures button opens up the folder where your captures are stored.While this is handy, its also known to cause mic. The broadcast symbol lets you stream to a connected Mixer account. 6 Disable Xbox Game Bar and Captures Windows 10s Game Bar can record clips and screenshots of your game.The mic symbol allows you to mute or enable your microphone while capturing.Hit the recording symbol to start a recording.Hit this to record the previous thirty seconds of footage from your DVR buffer (or longer, configurable via the settings menu).

The recording symbol with an arrow depicts clip capture.The camera icon depicts the screenshot button.The Broadcast & Capture module (on the left by default) gives quick access to capture controls.The cogwheel at the top on the right grants access to additional settings.The main Game Bar overlay in the top center lets you enable or disable different Game Bar modules.
