Disable GameDVR
Last Updated: 2024-08-07
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Description
GameDVR is a Windows App that is a dependency for some Store Games. I’ve never met someone that likes it, but it’s there for the XBOX crowd.
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{
"Content": "Disable GameDVR",
"Description": "GameDVR is a Windows App that is a dependency for some Store Games. I've never met someone that likes it, but it's there for the XBOX crowd.",
"category": "Essential Tweaks",
"panel": "1",
"Order": "a005_",
"registry": [
{
"Path": "HKCU:\\System\\GameConfigStore",
"Name": "GameDVR_FSEBehavior",
"Value": "2",
"OriginalValue": "1",
"Type": "DWord"
},
{
"Path": "HKCU:\\System\\GameConfigStore",
"Name": "GameDVR_Enabled",
"Value": "0",
"OriginalValue": "1",
"Type": "DWord"
},
{
"Path": "HKCU:\\System\\GameConfigStore",
"Name": "GameDVR_HonorUserFSEBehaviorMode",
"Value": "1",
"OriginalValue": "0",
"Type": "DWord"
},
{
"Path": "HKCU:\\System\\GameConfigStore",
"Name": "GameDVR_EFSEFeatureFlags",
"Value": "0",
"OriginalValue": "1",
"Type": "DWord"
},
{
"Path": "HKLM:\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\GameDVR",
"Name": "AllowGameDVR",
"Value": "0",
"OriginalValue": "1",
"Type": "DWord"
}
],
"link": "https://christitustech.github.io/Winutil/dev/tweaks/Essential-Tweaks/DVR"
}Registry Changes
Applications and System Components store and retrieve configuration data to modify windows settings, so we can use the registry to change many settings in one place.
You can find information about the registry on Wikipedia and Microsoft’s Website.
Registry Key: GameDVR_FSEBehavior
Type: DWord
Original Value: 1
New Value: 2
Registry Key: GameDVR_Enabled
Type: DWord
Original Value: 1
New Value: 0
Registry Key: GameDVR_HonorUserFSEBehaviorMode
Type: DWord
Original Value: 0
New Value: 1
Registry Key: GameDVR_EFSEFeatureFlags
Type: DWord
Original Value: 1
New Value: 0
Registry Key: AllowGameDVR
Type: DWord
Original Value: 1
New Value: 0