Error 0x8007001f - can't install games

10pt · Dec 31, 2021

I'm pretty much at my wits end here. This problem has been going on for months and I see no solution anywhere. The troubleshooting page that Microsoft has doesn't even refer to this particular code. How does that happen?

I haven't been able to install any game that requires administrator approval, which is weird because my account has administrator privileges. I also have enough space on my hard drive, it's formatted correctly, and I already had 20+ other Xbox Game Pass games on my PC when this error started. I'm able to play games through cloud gaming, but I'd prefer not to since it requires a controller.

Does anybody have a solution to this? Or is this something that they're actively trying to fix on their end?

:)

L4c3rd4

Hello dear Gamer, first it's a pleasure to be able to help you today.

My name is Vinicius.

I am a gamer and independent advisor on the XBOX community platform.

Hey 10pt, how are you today? Hope you're well.

I've seen it happen 10pt, there are a couple of things we could try:

So, let's try this, first, make sure your windows and all its services are up to date:

Open Settings, click Update and Security and then Windows Update;

Click Check for Updates;

Click the Download and Install Now option, if available;

Also, check the Microsoft Store for any updates on the Xbox apps and its services.

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Then try this:

Go to windows settings > apps > search for gaming services app > click on it and select advanced options.

After that, click repair and then restore, open the app and try again.

Then do the same for the Xbox app:

Go to windows settings > apps > search for Xbox app > click on it and select advanced options.

After that, click repair and then restore, open the app and try again.

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Then, try to uninstall and install the Xbox app.

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If it still doesn't work you're going to uninstall the games services using a powershell command, then you're going to open the gamepass app, it will ask you to download and install the game services again :

In the windows search bar type Powershell > Right click and select open as administrator > Type the command: "get-appxpackage Microsoft.GamingServices | remove-Appxpackage –allusers" > Wait for the process to finish and then restart the PC, then open your Xbox gamepass app, it will ask you to install the gaming services again, install it and try again.

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If neither of those procedures works, try to restore your PC's OS via the ISO image tool, using that tool you will be able to maintain your installed games and files.

If you're using Windows 10:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...

If you're using Windows 11:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...

geoff128

It seems we are not the only ones (and Bandido1508 copy/paste the answer) :

https://xbox-forums.com/threads/error-0x8007001f.320780/

And updating does not seems to fix the problem.

I really don't think the windows link given above are the right solution, as this is a generic windows error code (why would audio driver block Xbox games from installing... ?)

In fact it seems that this is more a not-being and Administrator account problem :

https://answers.microsoft.com/fr-fr...8007001F/309ead87-86b1-4f0e-9e1e-753033d27d5b

And apparently, if Windows 10 system resides on an external hard disk it somehow messes up the installation process for "Administrator approval required for installation" games (Error 0x8007001f
with Xbox Game Pass PC).

At the moment, in my case, it seems there is no solution to this problem :-(

I can't change my install (I moved Windows 10 on an external USB drive as I wanted more space for OSX on my laptop).

I have to wait for an update of XBox app if any.

Bandido1508

This may help but I am not sure since you are running a MacBook

Make sure you operating system is completely up to date

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/error-0x8007001f-0x20006-the-installation-failed/d7b1ee09-b272-4480-bdef-688f07a57a6a

https://windowsreport.com/windows-10-update-error-0x8007001f/

Magnumdy

Hello XBF Felixx P

That article gives very basic solutions, nothing works, as i say, I can log in and play a lot of games (gers 5, Sunset Overdrive, Vampyr, wandersong), only dead cells gives me this problem.

I try to reinstall in the other hardrive and now i got the error 0x8007001f, i found this about the error:

https://xbox-forums.com/threads/error-0x8007001f.320780/

I deactivate my antivirus, and it work, now I can install the game and play it. You guys should update the error list with this solution.

DavidMoores1

no it did not work the error code is 0x8007001F

Error 0x8007001f - can't install games