Disable Game Bar background recording (Game DVR)
Also searched as: game dvr · game bar · background recording · capture off
What it does
Turns off Windows' always-on gameplay capture buffer.
The honest verdict
Real on weaker rigs — capture overhead you may never have wanted. Harmless to disable if you don't use instant replay; Compy treats it as a safe, reversible toggle.
How Compy treats it
Where it genuinely fits a rig, Compy can recommend it — applied with a snapshot first and a one-click rollback after, like every change it makes.
The Compy Blackbook holds 174 graded entries like this one, judged against your hardware — and every change it does make is reversible, with the receipt to prove it.
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