Why is the Windows 10 XBOX app tracking all my Steam games?

[HOT DOG]

Why?

[sage2001]

So that it can tell your non-existent Xbox friends what you're playing at the moment.

[HOT DOG]

Originally posted by sage2001:

So that it can tell your non-existent Xbox friends what you're playing at the moment.

nobody even uses this app its horrible


but yet its tracking all my Steam games

[Draconifors]

Uninstall it, unless it's the Xbox Game Bar apps that cannot be uninstalled.

[HOT DOG]

Originally posted by Draconifors:

Uninstall it, unless it's the Xbox Game Bar apps that cannot be uninstalled.

ive already done that and it will just get reinstalled


plus i think it has to be used for sign on of store apps


i tried removing the steam games from the app too but its a circle jerk

[MonkehMaster]

microsoft wants to track everything you do so they can sell your data, that was the whole reason for pushing spyware 10 (win 10), less control, more data collection, advertising and profits.

[lailaamell]

Get linux and be free from this

[MonkehMaster]

Originally posted by lailaamell95:

Get linux and be free from this

linux is great, but its not game viable, maybe when it becomes standard that game devs start being linux compatible then it will be good for gaming.

lets not also forget that linux isnt user friendly and has nothing comparable to windows as a user experience... yet.

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

You can disable it from running you know.

https://www.askvg.com/tip-how-to-disable-game-mode-and-game-bar-in-windows-10/

[HOT DOG]

Originally posted by TehSpoopyKitteh:

You can disable it from running you know.

https://www.askvg.com/tip-how-to-disable-game-mode-and-game-bar-in-windows-10/

i dont use any of that

nobody does

the XBOX app just remains in the background monitoring all of my Steam games.

[HOT DOG]

Originally posted by MikeBob2013:

Originally posted by HOT DOG:

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the XBOX app just remains in the background monitoring all of my Steam games.

UNLESS that particular module has been removed from Windows.

(Muahahahahahaha!)

its impossible

it will just reinstall itself

[harley]

Originally posted by sage2001:

So that it can tell your non-existent Xbox friends what you're playing at the moment.

[HOT DOG]

Originally posted by MikeBob2013:

Originally posted by HOT DOG:

its impossible

it will just reinstall itself

Oh it's possible alright.

It isn't not on my computer, and it hasn't been since I removed the module.

Microsoft Store will reinstall it


the only way to get rid if it


is by operating in a non-microsoft account

[HOT DOG]

Originally posted by MikeBob2013:

Originally posted by HOT DOG:

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Microsoft Store will reinstall it

(...)

Not if you remove the Microsoft Store's module also. ;)

thats too much work for what its worth

[HOT DOG]

Originally posted by MikeBob2013:

Originally posted by HOT DOG:

thats too much work for what its worth

If you say so. It took me less than 15 minutes to remove both modules (and several others that were just taking up space) - including the time I spent watching the YouTube 'how to' video.

why would you have to that?


i cannot believe that you would trouble yourself with that

instead of just using a non-microsoft account

[HOT DOG]

Originally posted by MikeBob2013:

Originally posted by HOT DOG:

why would you have to that?


i cannot believe that you would trouble yourself with that

instead of just using a non-microsoft account

Strokes and Folks?

that is not how this is supposed to work

why?

why is the XBOX app monitoring my Steam games?