Whenever I press “play with game pass” on the Xbox application it takes me back to the home...

Hi! I'm Rostom, an Independent Advisor. I will be glad to help you here.

Are you on Windows 10 or 11? When did this issue start to occur? Does it happen to any games you try to install?

Let's reinstall the Gaming Services app on your Windows 10/11 device:
Select the Search icon on the taskbar, type powershell, right-click on Windows PowerShell, and then select Run as administrator.

In Windows PowerShell, type the following command and press Enter:

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

In the same window, type the following command and press Enter:

start ms-windows-store://pdp/?productid=9MWPM2CQNLHN

Install the app on that page and select Yes when you receive the User Account Control (UAC) prompt.
Restart your device and try to install the game again.

Make sure as well to check for Windows updates and get all updates from your Microsoft Store.

Check for Windows updates - https://support.microsoft.com/windows/update-wi...

Get updates from Microsoft Store - https://support.microsoft.com/account-billing/g...

Not the game pass. Xbox Live Gold for 2$ is on my xbox home page but when i press it it takes me to the marketplace but the deal just dissapears.

It just takes me back to the Xbox Home the second I press start on Episode 4.

Another problem, that's manifested itself since the latest update. When I press the xbox button to go back to the home page and click on the home icon it flashes but doesn't take me back to the home page, likewise if I want to change game I can see the icon
for the game I want I click on it it flashes but doesn't take me to the game. I have to shut the whole xbox down and restart it every time I want to change games?

When it comes to Xbox Game Pass, the subscription cannot be shared as the Xbox Live Gold subscription can.

Just to clarify this... Yes you can share the Xbox Game Pass Subscription, for example... I have as my home console the console that its on my living room. So my son and my wife can play the games i have on Xbox Game Pass.

Now you don't need to have the account with the Xbox Game Pass to download the games, Just follow this steps:

• Go to the Xbox Game Pass Tab (just by pressing "RB" from Home)
• In the Xbox Game Pass go to the section that says "Show all" (Press A)
• Go to the game you want to download... for example HALO 5 (Press A)
• In the game info screen select "Show in Microsoft Store" (Press A)
• Now you will see a option that says "You can play this game for now or buy it to own" select Install (Press A)
• you will start to download the game.

Also can just go back to the show all section to download other games.

And you're installing the game without open the account that have the Xbox Game Pass Membership.

Note: Remember that the account that have the Xbox Game Pass membership need to have the console as "My Home console" so the other accounts can play the games.

Regards!