Games and apps freeze

Discus and support Games and apps freeze in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; Games and apps freeze for like 40 seconds every few minutes while playing. It all started when i reinstalled Skyrim. I deleted it and have done... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by Dwalin II Ironhide, May 10, 2020.

  1. Games and apps freeze


    Games and apps freeze for like 40 seconds every few minutes while playing. It all started when i reinstalled Skyrim. I deleted it and have done everything I can find to fix it. For example I have restarted the Xbox, unplugged Xbox and cords from it and
    waited more then 5 montues, unplugged router, factory reset, cleared persistent storage, cleared local saved games, cleared local Xbox 360 games. None of it has worked and actually seems like it has made my Xbox a little slower now. Can anyone tell me how
    to fix this please.

    :)
     
    Dwalin II Ironhide, May 10, 2020
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  2. DarkUnicycle Win User

    Games and apps freeze

    Hello Dwalion II Ironhide,

    Thanks for reaching out to us, in order to launch your games from a different HDD, I'll list the instruction below to get that part taken care.

    1. Open the Setting Menu

    2. Navigate to the System Tab

    3. Go to Storage

    4. Select the Target Drive/Disk that you want to move the games out.

    5. Select Manage Transfer and check the games you'd like to move.

    6. Select Move Selected, and this will begin the transfer.

    Hope this helps, glad I could provide you the details you needed to that moved done. Let us know if this fixes the issue with the games and apps crashing. Happy Gaming!
  3. HapticHDYT Win User

    Games and apps freeze

    Hi,

    Can you please explain what you mean by running games off a different HDD?
  4. julosjc Win User

    Games and apps freeze

    Hi there,

    Can you try running the games or apps from another HDD? just to check if it may be a storage fault
  5. ACHV HighBounce Win User

    Games and apps freeze

    Clearing your cache, hard restarting your xbox, moving games to an external hard drive and playing them there, hopefully some of these options worked.
  6. Edgarour Win User

    Games and apps freeze

    This was due to overheating, possibly, have you already maintained your xbox?
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