How to get windows store to recognize games I have already downloaded

MatthewRead2 · Nov 4, 2021

I downloaded windows and all my games onto a HDD and then a week later I decided to buy an SSD for better speeds. I went into settings and Apps and features and transferred Ark and all the DLC to the SSD and then went and downloaded windows onto it (Ik probably the wrong order). But now windows store isn't recognizing that I downloaded those 150 Gb, is there any way to have windows "Verify Integrity of game files" or something so that it recognizes the games I have already downloaded as it would take days to redownload them all again.

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Obsessive Power

Hi,

If you copy data to a drive then install Windows 10, any data on that drive will be removed. Also bear in mind that Windows 10 Store games can't be transferred between two Windows installs (even on the same PC) or two different PC's.

If you buy an additional drive and move your games over, the titles transferred will continue to work, unless you want to play them on a fresh Windows installation or an additional computer. If you do, you'll have to download them again.

Hope that makes sense.

Georges C.

Hello, first it's a pleasure to be able to help you today.

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Hello MatthewRead2, for all we know will even have to do to reinstall the games, because some of them use system files to run, unfortunately it does not work as on Xbox One.

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Dstranger1092

Yes when i move the game installed to another drive i get the error 0x80070005 and another drive gets error 0x80070539 when trying to cleanout apps as of course 2 days ago i had to reset the OS to get the windows store to sign me in while for some reason the store didn't recognize i already had installed windows apps on the drives already

PsYcO CrAcKeR

Yea, I've tried to download it from the store in the game on the 360. in the game it shows it will still cost me 4000 points, then I go to purchase and it then shows the $ amount and asks me for payment information. If it can recognize that you already
bought it on the 360 when you get on the One, I don't see why it's having a problem recognizing it the other way around.

ONEEYEDKILLAh

Hello. When you originally would have redeemed the Win 10 version, the game gets tied to your Microsoft account. Whatever Microsoft account was used to redeem the code. On windows 10, you would sign in to the Windows 10 Store, using
that gamertag, and Minecraft would be able to be downloaded through the store, as it recognizes you have the licence for it. Instead of asking you to buy, it would prompt you to download. It would also appear in your games and apps in the store as well, once
your signed in, allowing you to download it from there. Hope this helps.

How to get windows store to recognize games I have already downloaded