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Resolved Remove Game bar from start menu list

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by TonyT, 2019/05/28.

  1. 2019/05/28
    TonyT

    TonyT SuperGeek Staff Thread Starter

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    Been searching relentlessly and have not found a solution. Windows 10 Pro v. 1903. How to remove the Game bar from the start menu list? I know how to disable it and all xbox media stuff using powershell or group policy editor. But this is a business system and don't want the Game bar shortcut to display in the start menu list.
     
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    Bill SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    What about through Settings > Gaming > Game bar, then flip the switch to Off?
     
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    TonyT

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    That just turns it off, remains in start list.

    The start menu is actually stored in a database-type file with pointers to Program Data/MS/Windows/Start Menu and User/AppData/Roaming/MS/Windows/Start Menu and default user/AppData/Roaming/MS/Windows/Start Menu. It appears that Game bar and a few other shortcuts are hard coded in the database file or elsewhere.
     
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  5. 2019/05/29
    Bill

    Bill SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    I see what you are saying now and I don't see a way to remove it from the list. :( Will keep looking.
     
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  8. 2019/05/30
    TonyT

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    I have already removed all of the "bloatware" in Windows 10 using Powershell, including the Store. Game bar remains in the menu though. Apparently at one time it could be removed but seems persistent in the version I have and forward versions. This is a useful script to remove all at once:
    https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater
     
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    Christer

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    I don't recall the exact procedure(s) that I followed but I'll check out Windows10Debloater for future needs.
     
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  10. 2019/07/11
    TonyT

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    Used latest version of that debloater script and was able to get rid of Game Bar.
     
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  11. 2019/07/16
    BobbyScot

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    I removed unwanted entries in Start by using PowerShell (admin) as pointed by TonyT.
    Get-AppxPackage *name of App* | Remove-AppxPackage -click Enter key.
    **To re-install a deleted App. Rt click Start>Scroll to PowerShell (Admin)>click it -Type Get-AppxPackage
    -AllUsers | (for each App entry) type {Add-AppxPackage -Disable DevelopMode -Register "$($_InstallLocation)\Appxmanifest.xml1"} now wait, allow till finished, can take some time.
    ** I have not tried this, to re-instal a deleted app.
     
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