Transfer the files of an Xbox game and start it using command line

AristomenisTiganitis · Jan 14, 2022

Hello,

I manage the games of a net cafe company (80 stores) and some of our Customers have been asking me to add a game from the Xbox app. Usually how we go about this with other games is we create a copy of the game in each of our store servers and through a proprietary application a robocopy is being run along with some cmd commands to start the game as our computers use Shadow Defender on the C:\ drive so we run what each game needs from registry entries to program data or roaming files.

I have the following issue with the xbox app, since there is no .exe file and its being run by the applications page I can't make it see the game is there.
Am i missing something? Some registry value that adds it to that page perhaps?

:)

Farscape247

you can't, the game does have an exe but the files are behind an encrypted folder and they are encrypted to run on that one windows install. the files cannot be moved or copied in anyway.

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.

I'm afraid what you want to do isn't possible for now. Sorry about that.

Farscape247

they are updating the system sometime in the future where you will be able to access the folders and such, i would just hang fire for now.

ngocphi

As mentioned what you are doing violates the encryption.

You can't run it in anything but the xbox launcher the files are protected for a reason

AristomenisTiganitis

I have found a workaround with registries and such, but to launch it through the cmd it needs to be added in the applications window and I can't force it to be added there thus far.

Transfer the files of an Xbox game and start it using command line