Why cannot not install any game or Gamepass or the MS Store on PC?

when installing from gamepass or windows store they are placed in the encrypted folder, the installation will only work for that one windows install, you have to install for each machine, they cannot be moved from pc to pc.

if you ever reinstall the OS you would have to redownload all the gamepass/windows store games again too.

Hi there,

The only thing I could suggest is to see if installing the games from the MS store website or MS store app instead of the Xbox Beta app. As the Gamepass PC app is still in beta and that might be the issue.

Sadly as someone else said modding is not really possible with games obtained with GamePass PC (at least for NOW, read the last paragraph). It's due to the way the games are "packaged"/installed. Even with games on GamePass PC that are not UWP modding is
still not possible because the game folders are EXTREMELY locked down. You can't even simply look at a games install folder for gamepass PC games. Just like if you buy any apps/games from MS Store, all GamePass PC games are delivered through the MS store BTW,
the new beta Xbox app is just a front end / new UI but when you hit download it starts downloading from the MS store.

However there is some hope for the future. Microsoft is laying groundwork to make traditional modding of GamePass/MS Store games possible. It's already documented in their developer stuff. So it's something they know people want and are working on making
possible, so not today but I def expect to see GamePass PC / MS Store games get traditional modding support (where you can download mods from the nexus, replace game files etc) in the future.

"Enables your desktop application to specify one or more folders where users can modify the installation files for your application (for example, to install mods). This
element is currently intended to be used only by certain types of desktop PC games that are published by Microsoft and our partners

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/uw...d=_29vj9cnrsokfryxokk0sohzg0e2xg01hi6tcyewv00

if you have gamepass pc or gamepass ultimate then you should be able to download those games. is the windows install fully up to date and is there any updates waiting in the microsoft store app.

a lot of games that are on consoole are available on other stores on pc therefore they cannot provide them in gamepass for pc.