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# 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

View the JSON file

August 7, 2024