Every update or install on Xbox App gives me error code 0x80070057

sludgee · Jul 15, 2023

Hi

Since about a month ago, every pre-existing or historically working game on my Xbox app breaks after updating.

New game installs work just fine, but if I uninstall one of the (now) broken ones, it fails on reinstall with the same error code as the update.

Error code 0x80070057

I've manually scrubbed the registry after uninstalls, I've reset the app, I've done all of the logical steps. I'm not sure if I'm prepared to do a fresh install of Windows as every other gaming service works just fine.

Please help

:)

Aidan M Friend

Hello, my name is Aidan Friend. I am an independent expert and would be happy to help. Error code 0x80070057 usually stems from a lack of storage space. Do you have multiple storage devices in your Xbox? When you try new game installs, have you uninstalled other games on your system to make space?

stef aarts

I have a similar problem since I have bought call of duty ghost in the xbox store recently and every time I try to install or download it it just says error code 0x80070057 however I cannot redownload it since I have never downloaded it.

L4c3rd4

That's odd, because, usually, this error 0x80070057, is a windows update problem. The update on the windows and also the apps and services should do the trick.

Obsessive Power

Hi,

The Xbox App isn't a stand alone downloading app like for example, Steam or GoG. The Xbox App is simply a portal to allow you to download Game Pass games. The downloading is actually completed via the Windows Store.

Since Xbox App uses the Windows Store, error code 0x80070057 is actually a Windows 10 error code. There are many guides on the net to potentially fix this error, just google 'Windows error 0x80070057 like this
one

Note: You should not need to install any free applications on any of these sites.
If you do, you do so at your own risk.

Likewise, error code 0x80070005 is also a Windows 10 error often referred to as an 'access denied' error. If you get this error when trying to change where default applications are installed, it typically means there is already a folder on the drive from
a previous PC or Windows installation.

Did you take any of these drives from a previous PC or have you recently re-installed Windows 10 from scratch?

All Windows 10 Applications install to a hidden folder called WindowsApps. On the C:\ drive, WindowsApps is located in a hidden folder in C:\Program Files.
Do not attempt to modify this folder. On other drives the WindowsApps folder will be located in the Root directory. So on say F:\ drive it would be F:\WindowsApps.

Do you already have a WindowsApps folder in your F:\ drive?

john mcgeehan

Hi call of duty modern warfare 2 will not update error code 0X80270300 another code 0X80070057 thanks for any help

Every update or install on Xbox App gives me error code 0x80070057