Error code 0x80073cf9 installing Sea Of Thieves

mattisspecht · Nov 5, 2021

I've just recently bought Sea Of Thieves from the Xbox app on my PC. I tried installing Sea Of Thieves, and it starts installing for a couple seconds and then it stops and says error code 0x80073cf9. I tried restarting both my computer and the app multiple times, but it doesn't seem to work.

Please help.

:)

SammyVS

I'm Samy an independent advisor and I'll be helping you

How are you?

Follow these steps, if one doesn't work, move on to the other.

1. Open Windows Update and look for updates, update everything, including optional updates. Restart to apply updates and try again.

2. Press Windows Key + i and go to apps, search for ''gaming services'' click ''advanced options'' and then ''terminate, repair and reset. Try installing the game again.

3. Launch PowerShell as an administrator and enter

“get-appxpackage Microsoft.GamingServices | remove-AppxPackage -allusers”

Restart your PC, open PowerShell as admin again, and enter

“start ms-windows-store://pdp/?productid=9MWPM2CQNLHN”

The Microsoft Store will open and ask to install Gaming Services, install. Then try installing any game again.

WattyNuela

Hello Dylan, I found a similar thread that can help.
May I know if you tried all the possible solutions provided there?

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/...

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

Hostlyy

Also the problem with the game not installing is only for sea of thieves but for other games they get installed but when I launch them it pops up with the error code 0x803f8001 while for sea of thieves it pops up when I try to install the game.

JeremPTG

same issue.
They way Microsoft Store/Xbox works is abysmal.

Kimmy_24

Hi, James! I'm Kim, an Independent Advisor and I’m happy to help you today.

Have you tried installing the game via MS store? Kindly open the Microsoft Store, then click on the profile picture in the top right corner. A pop-up box will appear allowing you to sign out then once signed out, kindly sign in again using the account that has the game pass and should change the store account.

If that did not work, check if you have any pending updates using this link https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo... or select Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update , and then select Check for updates.

If there's nothing pending, kindly right-click the Start button on your taskbar, and then select Windows Terminal (Admin). In the Administrator: Windows PowerShell screen, type the following command and press Enter:

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

Error code 0x80073cf9 installing Sea Of Thieves