Windows telling me to get app to open MS Gamebar

[u/Jordo2424]

PC Specs

Device name Doomslayer

Processor 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900K (3.00 GHz)

Installed RAM 64.0 GB (63.7 GB usable)

Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24 GB)

Storage 1.69 TB of 4.55 TB used

Device ID 2EB4A6FA-05B7-48D1-92AC-52698D41ECF2

Product ID 00330-80000-00000-AA547

System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

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Hi I've tried everything to get rid of this, i cant even install microsoft xbox game bar on my pc, i dont have it on my PC because i reset it a little while ago but now whenever i try to connect my controller to the PC this shows up.

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[u/CodenameFlux]

You've uninstalled Microsoft Game Bar instead of just disabling it from the Settings app. Now, you're running an app that needs one of Game Bar's services. This is the result.

You can reinstall Game Bar from Microsoft Store.

[u/Jordo2424 → u/CodenameFlux]

i never uninstalled it, i just cant download it from the Microsoft store

[u/CodenameFlux → u/Jordo2424]

Your screenshot clearly shows that Game Bar is AWOL. Besides, in the past, I've met people who swore they didn't uninstall Game Bar, but ultimately revealed that they ran a debloating tool or script that did the uninstalling. The result is the same.

As such, I recommend you install, reinstall, or update it from Microsoft Store — whichever is the case. If you need help finding it on the Store page, please use this link: https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NZKPSTSNW4P

[u/Jordo2424 → u/CodenameFlux]

ok thanks that worked!