Disable Press Win + G to open Game Bar

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Disable Press Win + G to open Game Bar

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The Game Bar is a built-in Windows 10 app that allows you to record gameplay and take screenshots.

To disable the game bar in Windows 10:
  • From the Start Menu, click Settings.
  • Click Gaming.
  • Uncheck Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcast using Game Bar.
To disable the game bar for Everything in Windows 10:
  • In Everything, press Win+G to open Game bar (choose Yes, this is a game.)
  • In the Game bar, click the cog icon to open the settings.
  • Uncheck Open Game bar using on a controller
  • Uncheck Remember this as a game and Game bar should close.
Turn the Game Bar on or off in Windows 10 using the registry:
  • Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\GameDVR.
  • Change the AppCaptureEnabled DWORD value to 0.
  • Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\System\GameConfigStore.
  • Change the GameDVR_Enabled DWORD value to 0.
To completely remove the Game Bar:
  • Open a Windows PowerShell as an administrator.
  • Type in the following and press ENTER:
    Get-AppxPackage *xboxapp* | Remove-AppxPackage
Alternatively, please try renaming your Everything.exe:
  • Completely exit Everything (right click the Everything system tray icon and click Exit)
  • Press Ctrl + Shift + ESC to start the Task Manager.
  • In the Task Manager, click the Services tab.
  • Select Everything
  • Right click and click Stop Service.
  • Open Windows Explorer.
  • In Windows Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files\Everything
    (or where you have your Everything.exe located)
  • Rename your Everything.exe to Everything.is.not.a.game.exe
  • Launch Everything.is.not.a.game.exe
  • If prompted with a Access Denied dialog, choose Install Everything Service.
  • In Everything, From the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the General tab.
  • Optionally check or uncheck the following: (square check means the option was previously installed before the rename and will need to be checked or unchecked)
    • Start Everything on system startup
    • Everything Service
    • Show Search Everything folder context menu item
    • Start menu shortcuts.
    • Desktop shortcut.
    • Quick Launch shortcut.
    • URL Protocol.
    • EFU file association.
  • Click OK.
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-3091550/turn-game-bar-windows.html
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-disable-and-remove-game-bar-windows-10-creators-update
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