I want to completely remove and stop "Gaming Services" from running in the background.

Hey there, francis delgado

You won't be able to remove Gaming Services from the computer, as it would be added again in a later Windows update when it realises it is missing. This is what I have found with others in the past.

Instead, to disable the game service, please click onto your search bar and search MS Config then click onto Run as Administrator

Once this opens, please click onto the services tab

You will want to scroll down to the following services:

• Gaming Services,
• Xbox Live Game Save
• Xbox Live Auth Manager,
• Xbox Live Network Service

You will want to uncheck the box on the left-hand side to disable the service. Once you have done this, please click onto apply.

Hope this helps,
Nathan

**Here is a bizarre one when I try to uncheck the box for gaming services to stop it from loading in MSCONFIG, as soon as I hit apply the boxes are checked again.

Windows 11 Pro 25H2**