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Disable / Remove Xbox Gamebar / GamingOverlay Link-Popups on WIndows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC
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disableXboxGamebar.ps1
# Remove Xbox App
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage
# Disable ms-gamingoverlay links
reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR /f /t REG_DWORD /v "AppCaptureEnabled" /d 0
reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\System\GameConfigStore /f /t REG_DWORD /v "GameDVR_Enabled" /d 0
# Disable ms-gamebar links
reg add HKCR\ms-gamebar /f /ve /d URL:ms-gamebar 2>&1 >''
reg add HKCR\ms-gamebar /f /v "URL Protocol" /d "" 2>&1 >''
reg add HKCR\ms-gamebar /f /v "NoOpenWith" /d "" 2>&1 >''
reg add HKCR\ms-gamebar\shell\open\command /f /ve /d "\`"$env:SystemRoot\System32\systray.exe\`"" 2>&1 >''
reg add HKCR\ms-gamebarservices /f /ve /d URL:ms-gamebarservices 2>&1 >''
reg add HKCR\ms-gamebarservices /f /v "URL Protocol" /d "" 2>&1 >''
reg add HKCR\ms-gamebarservices /f /v "NoOpenWith" /d "" 2>&1 >''
reg add HKCR\ms-gamebarservices\shell\open\command /f /ve /d "\`"$env:SystemRoot\System32\systray.exe\`"" 2>&1 >''
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philippgitpush commented Dec 9, 2024 •
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Alternatively, install Gamebar: https://aka.ms/GamingRepairTool

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cco commented Sep 28, 2025

Thank you, seems these regedits did the fix. Some googling resulted lines 5 & 6, but it looks like the rest are needed. Windows 11 Pro.

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Zeeshan2509 commented Nov 22, 2025

Thanks for saving me, I was trying to fix it for hours

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