Xbox game bar gallery not showing captures

Question

Xbox game bar gallery not showing captures, They save to the capture folder just fine but the capture preview in windows 11 game bar is blank, i followed this guide and it did not work https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/1jfwo7p/my_xbox_game_bar_gallery_not_showing_recorded/
the Microsoft link is dead so i cant see the post their referring to
ive also reset the app

Answer 1

Found the fix myself, my computer wasnt indexing properly, i had to rebuild my computer index
you do this by doing:

1. go into control panel
2. search index
3. click the option "indexing options"
4. open the advance panel (will require admin permission)
5. click rebuild under troubleshoot options
6. wait

Answer 2

Hello rymac100,

Ready for troubleshooting?

Let's go!

Force Game Bar to rebuild its capture index

1. Close Xbox Game Bar completely
2. Press Win + G --> Settings --> Exit
   Or end it in Task Manager
3. Go to: C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Packages

Find: Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Go into: LocalState
Delete: (CaptureMetadata / MediaCache / Any .db or cache files / ..).

1. Restart PC

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Repair + Reset Settings

• Open Windows Settings -->Apps --> Installed apps

Find: Xbox Game Bar --> (...) --> Advanced options --> Terminate --> Repair --> Reset

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Reinstall Game Bar cleanly (important if cache reset fails)

1. Open PowerShell as admin and run:
   get-appxpackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | remove-appxpackage
2. Then reinstall from: Microsoft Store
   Search: Xbox Game Bar --> Install

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Reset Media Features

1. Open Windows Features
2. Uncheck "Media Features" --> Ok --> Restart
3. Open Features again and check it to be installed again.
   
   

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*Are your captures HDR / high bitrate? || Any codec packs installed (K-Lite, HEVC Video Extensions, etc.)?

Additionally: you can use this repair tool from Microsoft: https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/games-apps/troubleshooting/gaming-services-repair-tool

*I hope this helps!
Regards,
Mustafa