Now you know how to open the Xbox Game Bar in Windows. The Xbox Game Bar with all the default widgets enabled What are you using the Xbox Game Bar in Windows for?

Widget Store allows you to download and install additional widgets for the Xbox Game Bar.

Xbox Social is the widget that lets you connect and chat with your friends, as long as they’re also on Windows 10, Windows 11, or Xbox.

Xbox Achievements shows your achievements as Xbox records them.

Spotify lets you play your favorite music from this streaming service without having to leave your game or switch to the Spotify app.

The Resources widget is sort of a minified Task Manager Processes tab.

The Resources widget shows you the apps that are using up system resources and lets you terminate them without leaving your game.

The Performance widget shows information about the utilization of resources, such as processor (CPU), graphics card (GPU), RAM (memory), and number of FPS (frames per second).

Looking for Group shows you other players connected to Microsoft’s Xbox service looking to join a gamers’ group.

Gallery shows you the screenshots and game clips you’ve made with the Xbox Game Bar.

The Capture widget gives you the tools for capturing screenshots and recording your gaming sessions.

The Audio widget helps you control individual audio channels without having to leave your game.

The main widget, found by default at the top of the screen, is where you can see the time, enable or disable the other widgets available, as well as access the settings of the Xbox Game Bar.

When you open the Xbox Game Bar on your Windows computer, while playing a game or otherwise, it displays an overlay with a generous array of useful default widgets: What to expect from the Xbox Game Bar overlay in Windows In that case, you might want to do some troubleshooting, and we have an article just for that: Xbox Game Bar is not working. NOTE: Although the Xbox Game Bar is enabled by default, it can happen that the Xbox overlay from Windows doesn’t show up on your PC when you press Win + G on your keyboard. Open Xbox Game Bar using the Xbox button on an Xbox controller You can find it on the Xbox Game Bar page from Windows 11’s or Windows 10’s Settings > Gaming > Xbox Game Bar. However, if it doesn’t, you might want to ensure that the “Open Xbox Game Bar using this button on a controller” switch is turned on. If you are using an Xbox controller, you can also push the Xbox button on your Xbox controller to launch the Game bar.

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