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Reinstalling the Microsoft Gaming Overlay
Hi!
Some time ago, I uninstalled the Microsoft Gaming Overlay - I think it was the overlay used by the Xbox Game Bar (win+G to bring it up).
I am trying to reinstall it, but I can't figure it out. Is there a powershell command I can use to reinstall it? Every time I launch a game, I get the following popup a few times:
Any ideas?
Thanks!
29 Replies
- faceittrackerCopper Contributor
You can reinstall the Xbox Game Bar and its overlay using a simple PowerShell command. Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Add-AppxPackage -Register -DisableDevelopmentMode
If that doesn’t work, you can reinstall the full Game Bar with:
winget install Microsoft.XboxGameBar
- TrandafireCopper Contributor
If you can't find Xbox GameBar in MS Store or can't reinstall it using PowerShell, use the below link which points to the official Microsoft Store page for the Xbox Game Bar app.
https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NZKPSTSNW4P?hl=en-us&gl=US&ocid=pdpshare
You're welcome! - HarodmanSilver Contributor
You can try reinstalling it with PowerShell (run as Administrator):
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
If the package is completely removed, just open Microsoft Store, search for Xbox Game Bar, and reinstall it. - harieCopper Contributor
To get the Microsoft Gaming Overlay back, just reinstall the Xbox Game Bar from the Microsoft Store. Once installed, you can press Win + G in a game to bring up the overlay again.
- harieCopper Contributor
Hi,
To reinstall Microsoft Gaming Overlay, open PowerShell as administrator and run this command:
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "\$($\_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
If this doesn’t work, download Xbox Game Bar from Microsoft Store and install it.
Hope this helps!
- YounhzCopper Contributor
After downloading the xbox app, open settings and download dependencies here.
- jamereach66tBrass Contributor
Hey! Yes, you can try reinstalling the Xbox Game Bar using PowerShell. Just run this command as administrator:
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}If that doesn’t work, you can also try reinstalling it from the Microsoft Store. Let me know if you still see the popup!
- GlennsyIron Contributor
This worked for me, thx
- BarbarankIron Contributor
Open the Microsoft Store: Search for "Xbox Game Bar".
Reinstall: If available, click "Install" or "Get" to reinstall the app.
Launch: Press Win + G to open the Game Bar.
- giulio_lazarettiCopper Contributor
Blesse be the forums, thank you all! Downloading the Xbox app from the Microsoft store and installing components it accused of being missing solved it! (Also, enabling Game Bar in Windows Settings, of course.)
- harsh_220320Copper Contributor
still not working
it is showing same thing
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- Charli3DubsCopper Contributor
Have you tried installing the Xbox app? I had removed ms-gamingoverlay from my system accidentally and the Xbox app had an option to download the missing overlay files. Haven't had any issues after that. Once the app is open it's a notification pop up at the top of the window that says it found the file is missing and offer the download button. GLHF!