Games downloading without my permission

Discus and support Games downloading without my permission in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; Some games start downloading without me allowing them which exhaust my data package . For example this morning found out a game called ARK survival... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by Ahmed_Sharaf, Jan 9, 2016.

  1. Ahmed_Sharaf
    Ahmed_Sharaf Guest

    Games downloading without my permission


    Some games start downloading without me allowing them which exhaust my data package .

    For example this morning found out a game called ARK survival evolved ( Game Preview ) has started downloading . I don't know that game and never allowed it to download . No one else is using he console .

    Kindly advice .

    Ahmed Sharaf

    :)
     
    Ahmed_Sharaf, Jan 9, 2016
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  2. AKx JyLes
    AKx JyLes Guest
    Blocking downloads & purchases

    How do I prevent my child from purching/downloading without my permission? I don't want to close the account, but the charges are adding up.
     
    AKx JyLes, Jan 9, 2016
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  3. xbox game pass problem

    xbox game pass renewed my subscription 3 months in a row without my permission gamertag is
     
    alpha blastoise, Jan 9, 2016
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  4. maxen
    maxen Guest

    Games downloading without my permission

    Hi Ahmed,

    Are you "game sharing" with a friend? It sounds like your friend is buying games and it is downloading on their Home Xbox, which is set as your console. Thus all their purchases are automatically being downloaded to your console.

    This could also be the case if you bought the console second-hand and the previous owner still has the console as their Home Xbox and is now downloading games elsewhere.

    In the case that you know the profile of the person buying the games (i.e. it was someone with whom you consciously set this up), you could stop this behaviour from your console by telling them to set their own console as their Home Xbox again.

    Alternatively, you can go to Settings>All Settings>Power & Startup>Power Mode & Startups and deselect "Automatically download updates and purchases" and that might also stop these downloads.

    I hope this helps.
     
    maxen, Jan 9, 2016
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  5. Ahmed_Sharaf
    Ahmed_Sharaf Guest
    Thank you for the detailed answer
     
    Ahmed_Sharaf, Nov 2, 2018
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  6. maxen Win User

    Games downloading without my permission

    Hi Ahmed,

    Are you "game sharing" with a friend? It sounds like your friend is buying games and it is downloading on their Home Xbox, which is set as your console. Thus all their purchases are automatically being downloaded to your console.

    This could also be the case if you bought the console second-hand and the previous owner still has the console as their Home Xbox and is now downloading games elsewhere.

    In the case that you know the profile of the person buying the games (i.e. it was someone with whom you consciously set this up), you could stop this behaviour from your console by telling them to set their own console as their Home Xbox again.

    Alternatively, you can go to Settings>All Settings>Power & Startup>Power Mode & Startups and deselect "Automatically download updates and purchases" and that might also stop these downloads.

    I hope this helps.
  7. Ahmed_Sharaf Win User

    Games downloading without my permission

    Thank you for the detailed answer
  8. Smwutches Win User

    Three Arcade games downloaded without my permission.

    If no one else has access to your account and could have downloaded it, you can call support and have them do an unauthorized access investigation. If they find your account was compromised you will get refunded.
  9. NFCwestSEAHAWKS Win User

    Three Arcade games downloaded without my permission.

    Alright, Thing is I know for a fact I didn't download them. And I don't believe I even accessed my account since then. So my best bet is calling support
  10. NFCwestSEAHAWKS Win User

    Three Arcade games downloaded without my permission.

    Yeah I am the only onme in my house that can access the account and I have never set it to download those games. If I did obviously I wouldn't be on here discussing this. But I will contact support. Thank you for the help.
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