Games Opening Gaming Services

Soaxin · Nov 24, 2021

Hello,

I am writing to you in regards to a problem that a lot of people are experiencing. When a Micrsoft Game is launched a window pops up bringing the user to the store page of Gaming Services. I have tried all of the tricks to get it to work. Repair, Reset, PowerShell Removal, Reinstall, and even deleting the registry did not work for me. I am at a loss. Any help will be appreciated. Currently running an up-to-date windows 11 installation. All other supporting applications are updated as well.

Thanks,

Soax

**Edit: It appears to be Game Pass related. Unencrypted games work fine.

:)

Jesse E'

Hello, My name is Jesse. I'm an Independent Advisor and a member of the Microsoft community and I'd love to assist you today.

Open Powershell in admin mode and paste the following, which I believe reinstalls the default apps on Windows 10/11.

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers| Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

НикитаКоло

I made all the updates and everything was fixed for me. Thank you very much!

AllThingsUnderTheSun

I can't launch a game I've recently installed $'The Outer Worlds'$. When I try to launch it through Xbox console companion, it opens up the Microsoft store on 'Gaming Services' instead of launching the game. I have already
installed Gaming Services and the Microsoft store acknowledges that it is already installed. I tried the troubleshooting methods suggested in numerous forum posts on this issue and no fixes have worked. Any advice is much appreciated.

Hi,

Make sure the game you are launching is compatible with your Xbox. Also, try to read the manual of your game with regards to some technical specification on how to launch your game. Also, you may see this link about its system requirements:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/t...activetab=pivot:regionofsystemrequirementstab

Hope it helps you solve your game launching it. -

MateusFontana

Glad the issue was resolved. It is always a pleasure to be able to help the community.

You are always welcome.

Dis7ant

I returned home from vacation (December 3rd 2019) to find the same thing has happened. I've updated everything there is to update, so far my first Microsoft Store purchase has left me with mixed feelings.

I'll try to update this if I find a solution, assuming microsoft allows that.

Edit: all game files are locked out by windows store security or some [Mod removed- profanity] , i cant even access the executable from the file explorer. That's something I noticed immediately when I first bought the game but had forgotten
about. All I can recommend is to try for a refund and buy the game on a different platform. Like Steam, after they are allowed to sell and distribute the game properly.

Games Opening Gaming Services