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You’ll Need a New App to Open This ms-gamingoverlay Link [Fix]
You can try reinstalling the Windows apps on your PC
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Windows 10 and Windows 11 users have commonly reported coming across theYou’ll need a new app to open this ms-gaming overlayerror. This error is associated withthe Windows Game Bar featurewith Windows 10 and 11.
This error message pops up when you try to enable the Windows Game Bar using the hotkey. Thankfully, there are many ways to quickly resolve theYou’ll need a new app to open this ms-gaming overlayerror. Let us check out the solutions.
What is triggering You’ll need a new app to open this ms-gaming overlay error?
Before going ahead with the solutions to resolve theYou’ll need a new app to open this ms-gaming overlayerror; it is important to note why you are getting this error.
Per our research, you can activate the Windows Game Bar by pressing the Win + G keyboard combination hotkey.
If you have set this keyboard combination to trigger something else, you will come across this issue.
Also, if you have uninstalled Xbox and Game Bar from your PC, then Windows won’t have anything to open with the said hotkey, which will ultimately trigger theYou’ll need a new app to open this ms-gaming overlayerror.
How can I fix You’ll need a new app to open this ms-gaming overlay error?
1. Disable the Xbox Game bar
This is the simplest method to eliminate theYou’ll need a new app to open this ms-gamingoverlay linkerror message. Disable the Xbox Game Bar on your PC and fix the issue.
2. Reinstall Windows apps
Chances are that you have uninstalled specific Windows apps from your PC, which is why you are getting the You’ll need a new app to open this ms-gamingoverlay link error message. In such a case, we suggest you follow the above steps and reinstall all Windows apps.
3. Disable Discord Overlay
Discord Overlay is a built-in feature for Windows that lets you bring up Discord when playing games. However, this has often been known to interfere with the smooth functioning of the Game Bar, which could very well trigger the error message.
4. Reset the Windows Store cache
Often corrupt cache files can cause multiple issues with the apps installed on your PC. To fix such problems, we suggest you clear the Windows Store cache and see whether this resolves the issue.
Clearing the Windows Store cache helps users fix several issues associated with the Windows apps, including the Game Bar and Xbox apps.
5. Disable Key Binding
We suggest you create a backup of your registry before tweaking it, as if done incorrectly, it could cause your system to crash. However, you can follow our guide that explains thesteps to restore the registry without backup.
That is it from us in this guide. We have a guide to help you fix if the Xbox Game Bar is not working on your PC. For Windows 11 users, we have a specific guide that will help youfix the Xbox Game Bar not workingproblem.
You can also refer to our guide, which will explain4 different ways to disable Xbox Game Baron your PC. In addition, some users have trouble with theXbox Game Bar capture greyed-out problem, which you can fix by following the solutions mentioned in our guide.
Feel free to let us know in the comments below which solutions helped you resolve theYou’ll need a new app to open this ms-gamingoverlay linkerror.
Sagar Naresh
Sagar is a web developer and technology journalist. Currently associated with WindowsReport and SamMobile. When not writing, he is either at the gym sweating it out or playing country music on his guitar.
He is an avid traveler and has been to 15 countries, going to more places soon. TRAVEL and WORK is his mantra for a peaceful life.
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