Disable GameDVR¶
Last Updated: 2024-08-07
Info
The Development Documentation is auto generated for every compilation of WinUtil, meaning a part of it will always stay up-to-date. Developers do have the ability to add custom content, which won't be updated automatically.
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.
Preview Code
{
"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