How to turn off Game DVR on Windows 10

On Windows 10, there is a video game screen recording tool which is Game DVR. This tool is similar to Game Bar, which helps you record every moment of gaming without installing software like Bandicam, Camtasia Studio, .

This is an available feature of the Xbox app on Windows 10, which automatically records the gaming process. However, a problem that users encounter is that the DVR Game is an application running in the background, so it consumes a lot of resources. If there is no need to use this application, you should turn off Game DVR on the system. The following article will guide you how to turn off the Game DVR application on Windows 10.

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Instructions to disable Windows 10 Game DVR

Step 1:

Press the Windows + I key combination to open the Windows Settings interface on your computer. Then click on Gaming settings.

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Step 2:

In the Gaming settings list on your computer, click the Game DVR item in the list on the left of the interface.

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Look at the right content, to turn off the DVR Game , turn the horizontal bar to the left to switch Off mode in Record in the background while I'm playing a game is done.

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Besides, if there is no need to use Game bar to record screen video during game play, you should also turn off to save system performance. Click the Game bar setting on the left side of the interface, then look to the right to flip the horizontal bar to the left at Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcast using Game bar , to switch back to Off mode .

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So when playing games on a Windows 10 computer you will not see the Game Bar or Game DVR icon. If there is a need to use DVR or Game bar to record video screen, we just need to access the above item, then push the horizontal bar to the right to switch to On mode to turn it on.

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I wish you all success!