WINDOWS SERVICE
BcastDVRUserService: GameDVR and Broadcast User Service
A per-user service. Microsoft says Windows uses it for game recordings and live broadcasts.
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
| Service name | BcastDVRUserService |
|---|---|
| Display name | GameDVR and Broadcast User Service |
| Runs from | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe |
| Command line | svchost.exe -k BcastDVRUserService |
| Runs as | The signed-in user |
| Verdict | Depends on what you use |
Paths, signer and service account observed on Windows 11 build 26300 on 12 November 2026. Run the commands below to check your own PC.
Should you touch it?
Depends on what you useMicrosoft's guidance for fixed-purpose Windows 10 and 11 IoT Enterprise devices rates it OK to disable. If you record gameplay with Windows, leave it. Its default startup type is Manual: on the PC used for this page the instance for the signed-in user was stopped, so it was not using anything while idle.
What PC Tweaker does with it
PC Tweaker does not change this service. Its Game Bar controls change Game Bar recording settings, not the service.
Rather not edit the registry by hand?
PC Tweaker shows the exact change before it runs, records the value it replaces and puts it back with Restore. The Free plan needs no account. If a payment fails or a plan ends, Pro tools lock; changes already applied stay as they are and Restore still undoes them.
Check it yourself
See its state and start type
PowerShellGet-Service BcastDVRUserService | Format-List Name, DisplayName, Status, StartType sc qc BcastDVRUserServiceLet it start only when needed (administrator)
Note the START_TYPE that sc qc printed first, so you can put it back.
cmdsc config BcastDVRUserService start= demandPut it back
Use the start type you noted.
cmdsc config BcastDVRUserService start= <auto|delayed-auto|demand>
Common questions
What does the BcastDVRUserService service do?
A per-user service. Microsoft says Windows uses it for game recordings and live broadcasts. It runs C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (svchost.exe -k BcastDVRUserService) as The signed-in user.
Can I disable BcastDVRUserService?
Depends on what you use. Microsoft's guidance for fixed-purpose Windows 10 and 11 IoT Enterprise devices rates it OK to disable. If you record gameplay with Windows, leave it. Its default startup type is Manual: on the PC used for this page the instance for the signed-in user was stopped, so it was not using anything while idle.
Why does the name end in random characters, like BcastDVRUserService_67db3c?
It is a per-user service. Microsoft documents that Windows shows each one as the service name, an underscore and a locally unique identifier for the user context, and uses this very service as its example: sc qc BcastDVRUserService queries the template, and the same command with the suffixed name queries the instance.
How do I check that it is the real service?
On Windows 11 build 26300 the template is registered as svchost.exe -k BcastDVRUserService, loads C:\Windows\System32\BcastDVRUserService.dll, signed by Microsoft Windows, and depends on RpcSs.