Gamepad Home button not working in Windows 10

[Staryn]

Since I upgraded last night, when I am in big pic mode, the Home button on my x360 gamepad does not work with Steam. It will neither open the overlay nor take a screenshot. Instead it opens a record feature on the Xbox app.

So the overlay in BMP is technically useless.

[Lord Ptolemy]

Originally posted by Espresso:

Since I upgraded last night, when I am in big pic mode, the Home button on my x360 gamepad does not work with Steam. It will neither open the overlay nor take a screenshot. Instead it opens a record feature on the Xbox app.

So the overlay in BMP is technically useless.

Blame Microsoft. They integrated xbox crap into W10 so it overrides a button. There may be fix for it that I am unaware of.

[PLEiN]

Hi, find a solution?

[Staryn]

Not yet.

[Dusk of Oolacile]

Open the xbox app, go to settings, disable game DVR.

[PLEiN]

Thanks! that works

[Wingdgundam]

Hello everyone, wanted to post my solution to the problem here. The cause is the Xbox app in Windows 10. The Xbox app has it's own overlay that uses the same button (the home button).
I had previously disabled Game DVR from the Xbox app, but the steam overlay still did not work.
To fix this you must first turn Game DVR back on from the Xbox app. Then run any steam game in Windowed mode and press Win + G. This will bring up the Xbox game bar. Towards the right of the bar there is a gear icon. This brings up a unique settings menu not found in the main Xbox app. There will be a checked option that says "Open game bar when pressing (Home button) on a controller". Un check that box! Your Steam overlay will work again!
You can leave the Xbox Game DVR on if you like, you will just have to use the keyboad shortcuts in order to record. Hope this helps someone!

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[Big T]

Originally posted by zero366:

Hello everyone, wanted to post my solution to the problem here. The cause is the Xbox app in Windows 10. The Xbox app has it's own overlay that uses the same button (the home button).
I had previously disabled Game DVR from the Xbox app, but the steam overlay still did not work.
To fix this you must first turn Game DVR back on from the Xbox app. Then run any steam game in Windowed mode and press Win + G. This will bring up the Xbox game bar. Towards the right of the bar there is a gear icon. This brings up a unique settings menu not found in the main Xbox app. There will be a checked option that says "Open game bar when pressing (Home button) on a controller". Un check that box! Your Steam overlay will work again!
You can leave the Xbox Game DVR on if you like, you will just have to use the keyboad shortcuts in order to record. Hope this helps someone!

This works! Nice to get my overlay back