
The General tab will be opened by default.Click or tap on the Gear icon in the bottom left area of the Settings page of the Xbox app.Sign in using your Microsoft account to get access to the app's settings.If you are running previous releases of Windows 10, you can disable Xbox Game Recorder and Game Bar DVR in Windows 10 in the Xbox app. Turn off the option Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcasr using Game bar. Open Settings and go to Gaming -> Game Bar. To disable Game Bar and Game DVR in Windows 10, do the following. These are the most popular reasons for users to disable Game DVR. On slow PCs running Windows 10, it creates a notable slowdown for game performance. Sometimes, it doesn't recognize a running application and offers to capture its "gameplay" even if it is not a game at all.Īlso, the Game DVR feature is known for lowering the FPS in certain games.

The Game bar may appear at completely unexpected intervals of time. It provides a special graphical user interface which can be used to record the screen's contents, capture your gameplay and save it as a video, take screenshots and so on.

Starting with Windows 10 build 15019, it is a standalone option in Settings. The Game Bar was part of the built-in Xbox app in Windows 10.
