Clearly, Microsoft's Windows operating systems are constantly evolving and improving. In the tenth version, a unique tool has appeared that allows you to record the processes of passing your favorite games called the Xbox DVR. It would seem that the idea as a whole is not bad, but not for those users whose computer or laptop configuration meets the minimum system requirements. The service itself loads the resources quite heavily, so many often have a problem: how to remove Xbox Windows 10 entirely? At first, it seems unrealistic to do this, but there are several methods by which getting rid of the application or at least disconnecting it will not be difficult.
Can I uninstall Xbox Windows 10?
The Xbox DVR application itself belongs to the category of system ones, which, so to speak, are “sewn” into the operating system itself and work in the background, hidden from the user's eyes. Of course, for game lovers this program is undoubtedly of great interest.
But what to do for those users who are not keen on modern computer games, and the application that is neither launched in manual mode nor in the form of a background process is absolutely necessary?
Let us leave aside the question of how to remove Xbox Windows 10, and look at the theoretical part. It is believed that it is not safe to remove system applications from the operating system. Doing this without emergency is not recommended at all. But in Windows 10 there is so much superfluous that sometimes it is just necessary to get rid of this trash. Xbox is one of those. You can remove it, and the OS itself will not do any harm. The only question is how to remove the Xbox DVR in Windows 10 entirely, because it is impossible to do this using standard system tools. Firstly, the OS itself will not allow this to be done even when trying to delete a folder with program files, and secondly, the application is simply not available in the list of programs and components. But there is a way.
Deactivate background recording and completely deactivate the program
The simplest solution, if the program on the computer is not in demand, is to deactivate it, or rather, stop the background recording process or turn it off completely.
In the first case, you need to start the application by selecting it from the standard Start menu or by clicking on the icon attached to the initial screen (usually by default there is such an icon in the menu). After entering the program, you need to go to the settings section in the left panel, find the background recording line there and set the slider to the on position. If the application is currently not used at all, in the same section it can be completely deactivated by disabling the creation of game clips and screenshots using the DVR.
How to remove Xbox in Windows 10 completely?
Yes, the program seems to be turned off. But this is not an option. You never know when it is activated again (unfortunately, the system components are able to do this). The question immediately arises, how to remove Xbox Windows 10 in order to remove it from the system completely.
In this case (since the standard uninstallation tool does not work), you must use the PowerShell console, which can be launched from the Run menu (Win + R) with the command of the same name.
It should prescribe the combination shown in the image above, wait for the end of the removal process and complete a reboot of the computer device.
Note: the console must be run exclusively with administrator rights. Otherwise, you may receive an error that the deletion failed.
Using uninstallers
Finally, the question of how to remove Xbox Windows 10 can be solved by a simpler method. To disable the program, you can use utilities like Windows 10 Manager. But for complete removal, it is better to turn to the help of special uninstallers like iObit Uninstaller.
For example, it is in this program that you need to enter the Win10 Manager (or Windows Apps) section, go to applications, select the Windows application menu, find all Xbox components in the list and remove them. You can do this one at a time by pressing the trash can button opposite each of them, but you can select all the components by first checking the box on the batch removal line at the top, then mark all the components and delete them all at the same time. As a rule, there will be four of them:
- Xbox
- Xbox Game Bar;
- Xbox Game Speech Windows;
- Xbox Identity Provider.
Thus, by the way, you can not only get rid of this application, but also completely uninstall all other unnecessary system components that the user does not use in everyday work.