The Xbox Game Bar is one of the great features available on PC, but sometimes it can face minor issues. One of these problems is the Social tab not showing up, so here’s how you can fix that.
How to fix Social tab not showing in Xbox Game Bar
When you press Window key + G, you will have all necessary Widgets for your Xbox account. On the right you will have the Social tab open, which shows all your friends, invitations, suggested friends and chats. Sometimes it may not appear, so here is a list of possible fixes for this.
Enable the Social tab in the Gamebar settings
Sometimes the Social tab may not be enabled by default in the Game settings. To go there, press Windows key + G to open the Game Bar and press the wheel icon on the top right to open the settings. Hit the Widgets section of the settings tab, and you’ll see the option to show the Xbox Social tab. If it is not checked, check it and see if the tab shows.
If it’s already checked but the tab doesn’t show, then check it multiple times to see if it fixed the problem.
Update Xbox Game Bar through the Microsoft Store
Updating the Play Bar via the Microsoft Store may also resolve the issue if you’re running older versions of the app. Go to the Microsoft Store>Library and press ‘Get Updates’ to see if there are any updates for the Game Bar.
Reset or Fix Xbox Game Bar
Another way to fix Social not showing up in the Xbox Game Bar is to reset or repair the app. Press the Windows key and look for the Game Bar. When it appears, right-click and press App Settings. You will now see the option to restore or repair it. First, try to repair it and see if it solves the problem. If it doesn’t, reset the app. After restoring it, check if the Social tab appears or not.
Uninstall and then reinstall Xbox Game Bar
The final possible solution is to uninstall the Xbox Game Bar. To do this, open Windows Powershell and enter the following command:
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage
After that, go to the Microsoft Store and look for Game Bar. The program will appear and install it from there. If it does not appear, then there is a direct link to its page of the application too.
This should solve the problem of the Social tab not appearing.
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