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how to disable xbox at startup via GPO

Anonymous
2025-01-16T09:30:11+00:00

how to disable xbox at startup via GPO

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-17T05:11:29+00:00

    Hello, Ahmed Shaban

    Welcome to Microsoft Community.

    To disable the Xbox app at startup via Group Policy (GPO), you can follow these steps:

    1. Open Group Policy Management:
      • Press Windows + R to open the Run dialog box.
      • Type gpedit.msc and press Enter to open the Group Policy Editor.
    2. Navigate to AppLocker:
      • Go to Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Application Control Policies > AppLocker > Packaged app Rules.
    3. Create a New Rule:
      • Right-click on the blank pane and select Create New Rule.
      • Follow the wizard to create a rule that blocks the Microsoft.XboxApp package.

    Yuhao L

    Microsoft Community Technical Support

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-20T12:05:43+00:00

    thanks for reply Yuhao but now i have AD windows server 2012R2 and i can't find Microsoft.XboxApp package at the menu so please can you help in that ?

    Regards ,Ahmed

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-20T12:11:39+00:00

    thanks for reply Yuhao but now i have AD windows server 2012R2 and i can't find Microsoft.XboxApp package at the menu so please can you help in that ?

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-01-21T01:54:51+00:00

    Windows Server is primarily designed for enterprise and server environments, so it doesn't include Xbox apps, online gaming services, or drivers related to Xbox, let alone auto-starting Xbox.

    Why did you think about disabling Xbox on Windows Server?

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-01-21T07:42:45+00:00

    no you didn't get my point , maybe my problem

    now i have Windows server 2012R2 AD and i have laptops running windows 11 and Xbox appears on the Apps so i want to disable/remove so i want to perform that via Gany Group Policy on the AD to be centralized.

    i tried your first comment way but still xbox exist so any other suggestions .

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