Not able to start AoE II DE anymore

Hello!

Hope you are well. I'll be glad to help you, just remember that you're not talking to a Microsoft employee.

I am sorry you are going through these problems.

Have you identified if this same problem related to Gaming Services happens to you in other games?

Please try reinstalling this application by first removing it with the following command and then opening the Xbox app to redirect you to install it again.

Use the Windows search engine and type "PowerShell", Then run it as administrator.

On the Administrator Windows PowerShell screen, type the following command and press Enter:

get-appxpackage Microsoft.GamingServices | remove-AppxPackage -allusers

Once you run it, restart your PC, install the app as I mentioned before and test the game.

I hope the information has been clear, I will be attentive to any questions you may have.

Best Regards.

Hi, my name is Fernando and I am an independent consultant for Microsoft products.

Did you already tried the steps in the following official Age of Empires link?

https://support.ageofempires.com/hc/en-us/artic...

Hi,

Most PC games on the Store require to log in with a Microsoft account Gamertag. It's mandatory. You don't need to pay anything it's totally free. The Xbox element of the software helps store your game progress.

You can still play single player against the computer and you don't need to play against other people, but you must sign in to use the service.

I'll settle for AoE and Halo Wars2 with keyboard and mouse support on Xbox One and the Starcraft II would be great

Just checked and the same thing happens on the Microsoft Store. If I got to the AoE II page on the store it immediately tries downloading the update. Cancelling it will cause it to cancel for a moment and then immediately start attempting to download again.
It's stuck in some kind of download loop.