All games from the Xbox app on PC start slowly or do not start at all.

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you need to know if it's all games or just the xbox ones.

try these solution options:

follow these steps:

Select the Start button in the lower left corner of the main screen and select Settings.

Select Update and Security > Check for Updates.

Select View optional updates, then select update KB5004476 from the list.

KB5004476

Select Download and Install.

When the update is complete, restart the device.

You should now be able to install, update and launch games.

Are you still in trouble?

Create a notepad file with the following name:

"RepairGamingServices.ps1"

inside the file paste this text (if quotes):

"

Get-AppxPackage *gamingservices* -allusers | remove-appxpackage -allusers

Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GamingServices" -recurse

Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GamingServicesNet" -recurse

"

Then, to run, right-click on the file, and run as administrator. then restart windows. then you need to open the Xbox app from Windows 10 that will be warning you that you need to install an extra component for the app, accept and wait for the installation. After that, Microsoft guarantees that you will be able to reopen and download Xbox Game Pass games on Windows 10.

What games/apps are running slowly? When you are done with an app or game do you Exit out of it using the start button or just go to the Home screen?

Hi Hunsoul,

I'm sorry to hear you are having problems playing your games from the Xbox app. Here are a few steps you can try to get back to gaming.

Step 1: Use Control Panel to Uninstall a Program

1. Type control panel in the search box of Windows 11 and then click this app from the search result.
   
2. Go to Programs (viewed by category) > Programs and Features.
   
3. Right-click on the program you want to remove and click Uninstall or Uninstall/Change.
   

Step 2: Delete the Remaining Files and Folders

After you uninstall a game/app, check these folders for leftovers: %programfiles% and %appdata%.

1. Input each folder in the search bar and press Enter to directly open the folder.
   
2. If there is a folder with the name of the program that you have removed, delete it.
   

Step 3: Remove App Keys from Windows Registry

In most cases, uninstalling a program doesn’t remove the program from Windows Registry, which could increase the size of Registry. So, you should reset the Registry keys.

Tip: Be very careful when making some changes to your Windows Registry. I recommend that you back up Windows Registry to avoid accidents as changes to the Registry Keys cannot be undone.

1. Launch Windows Registry by pressing Win + R keys, inputting registry and clicking OK.
   
2. Find these keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software, HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software.
   
3. If you find the key with the name of the uninstalled program, delete it.
   

Step 4: Empty Temp Folder

This is the final step. It is safe to empty the Temp folder that contains all the temporary files.

1. Search for %temp% and temp one by one in the search bar of Windows 10.
   
2. Delete all of the temporary files.
   

Please make sure that your PC has no pending updates. If all looks good then try downloading the game using the Store App from the Start menu

I was never able to Start the Game from the App. Game starts and plays normal from Desktop.. No changes. Its all good with my Game and Xbox Live Friendslist. Its only that if i play FS17 PC its not showing me playing FS17 PC.

I'm just saying that the Farming Simulator 17 PC GameHub on Xbox LIVE seems to be broken. I have other PC Games on my PC and those are working flawless with the Xbox App. Only FS17 PC gets not detected by Xbox LIVE/ Xbox App and that causes my Problems.
Thats why i say i think someone needs to Update the FS17 PC Entry in the Xbox LIVE Database.

I hope you know what i mean.