Disc games is downloaded from xbox store instead of installed from disc.. if your primary ...

Hi,

Did you know you can download your disc games instead of installing them directly from disc? All you need to do is insert the disc, when the game begins installing, cancel it. Find your game from the Xbox Store, it will show a price, but don't worry about that. If you've found the correct version of the game that matches that what's in the drive an 'install' will show instead of a 'Buy' option.

Selecting install will download the game from Xbox Live instead of the disc. You will still need the disc inserted to play of course, But you can remove the disc with this process and play something else.

This should work on most disc based games. Of course, install time may take longer depending on your download speed.

There are certain advantages to this if your connection speed is good. The first is being able to play a second game (even another disc game) while downloading and second, being able to download the rest of your game with the console in 'Instant on' power mode.

Depending on the game's availability, you should be able to download it from the Microsoft Store even if you don't own it digitally. You just need to insert your disc, cancel the disc installation and look for your game in the store (It needs to match your disc's edition), your console should detect the disc's license and allow you to download it from the Microsoft Store instead.

*Please do keep in mind that even if you download them from the store, you will still need their discs in order to play them.

Also, may I ask what happened when you tried to download them from the Xbox mobile app?

Found a similar fix!!!

1) uninstall Blu-ray app

2) when you get the installation stopped error go to the game in the xbox store. A button should say "install" in the xbox store

3) remove your disc and immediately click the install button in the xbox store. This will download the game instead of installation it from the disc.

Takes much longer but worked for me.

The game is installed from the disc. You can go offline and install the disc and then when you go online it will update the game.

Hi gamer,

If it's downloading from the Xbox Live Games Store:

On your console, sign in to Xbox Live.

Go to Games, and then select Browse Games.

Select the game, add-on, or game demo that you want to download.

Select Confirm Download.

If it's installing from a disc:

Insert the game disc into the disc drive.

Go to Home.

Highlight the game you want to install with your controller.

Press X on your controller.

Select Install.

Note To play a game installed on your hard drive, the game disc must be in the disc drive. The console will play the installed game from your hard drive, after the console checks for a valid game disc in the disc drive