Microsoft Store game took my storage and wont let me uninstall

Discus and support Microsoft Store game took my storage and wont let me uninstall in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; I was installing forza horizon 4 while playing a game, that game I was playing crashed and froze my pc, so I restarted my pc. Once I logged back on my... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by vcxa, Nov 27, 2022.

  1. vcxa
    vcxa Guest

    Microsoft Store game took my storage and wont let me uninstall


    I was installing forza horizon 4 while playing a game, that game I was playing crashed and froze my pc, so I restarted my pc. Once I logged back on my forza 4 stopped all the progress and went to zero, it took 40gb. So I went to see if I could uninstall or get my storage back, but no. I cant even open my files to delete the game files because the file location is blocked for what ever reason. Please help.

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  2. Chandy - MSFT Win User

    Microsoft Store game took my storage and wont let me uninstall

    Hello vcxa

    Welcome to Microsoft Community and hope you are doing great.

    According to your description, Is Horizon 4 currently downloaded, and the disk space has not been freed after uninstallation? Is the folder you mentioned called Windowsapps? If the above conditions are met, try the following methods to uninstall:

    [table][tr]
    • Hold down the Windows key > Search PowerShell > Run as administrator > Type the following command:
      Get-AppxPackage -alluser
    • Locate the application in the displayed list and check whether the installation path exists in its location.
    • If so, copy the full name of the application in installlocation. Then type the complete name of Remove-Appxpackage and press Enter to wait for the command to complete to uninstall the application. Here is the example only for reference:[​IMG]
    • If the display is blank, it is not installed.
    [/tr][/table]
    [table][tr]
    1. Theoretically, Horizon 4 is installed in C: \ Program Files \ WindowsApps \ > Go to that path and right-click and select Properties >
    2. Click the Security tab> then click Advanced > In the Owner section, click Change > Add your user account (user name such as Admin) or Microsoft account to the Enter the name of the object to Select box, and then click OK
    3. Click OK > exit the security Settings window. From now on, you can access the WindowsApps folder and delete any residual game files that exist in the folder
    [/tr][/table]

    Hope it helps! If any update, welcome to share with us.

    Chandy|Microsoft Community Support Specialist
  3. - AJ - Win User

    Why will some games and apps download but others wont?

    Thank you, Peyton.
    According to the Microsoft Store, Kakarot is around 55GB, which means you have enough storage for ti. Could you try to uninstall one of your games (preferably one you haven't had this problem with) and see if having a bit more storage space makes a difference?

    Please let me know if that works.
    Best regards.
  4. NmmesWey Win User

    Help!, I'm locked out of my account

    I logged in to play minecraft with a friend, but no servers showed up. I went to edit the security setting to ask daddy microsoft if ive been a good enough boy to play the game I paid for. It wont even let me in.

    This is why I dont buy anything from the microsoft store, this is the first and last. You took my money and told me to get bent. I want this fixed by tomorrow or a full refund.
  5. Jetice182 Win User

    Record what happened!

    Ive got an external storage device connected with games on but it wont let me select external storage for it to save too!
  6. JCanada99 Win User

    Age of Empires: Castle Siege

    mine does work ether it wont update or it wont let me uninstall it from my surface tablet
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