Windows 10 PC - Second HDD detected in settings but cannot be installed on.

Discus and support Windows 10 PC - Second HDD detected in settings but cannot be installed on. in XboX Insiders to solve the problem; I've tried reinstalling everything I can, resetting all the apps, updating drivers for HDD, etc, etc. The hard drive is NTFS and shows up in the... Discussion in 'XboX Insiders' started by /u/JuneauTheMalamute, Nov 9, 2021.

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    Windows 10 PC - Second HDD detected in settings but cannot be installed on.


    I've tried reinstalling everything I can, resetting all the apps, updating drivers for HDD, etc, etc. The hard drive is NTFS and shows up in the "default install" in settings, but when you actually try to install a game, only my C drive shows up. My C drive is a 250gb SSD so I literally can't install large games on it making it impossible to have multiple games installed or even certain games at all.

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  2. ferreyrad Win User

    External Hard Drive no longer registering

    Hello !

    Try a hard reset holding the power button on the console for 10 seconds or until the power shuts down, the console should detect the HDD again, if not... probably you need to fomat again the HDD to NTFS in the PC.
  3. [Farscape] Win User

    Xbox Game Pass PC error 0x8007001f when installing games

    i used to get the same error on one of my other pc's, i had linux installed as primary and windows 10 as a second os, dual booting.

    games that didnt need raised permissions worked ok from gamepass pc but anything that needed admin errored out, i blanked the hdd and installed windows as the primary and it worked straight away.

    my friends mac has a simular issue, and it looks to be a hardware thing as windows is checking hardware signatures for games that require admin. in the end he gave up.
  4. luissolid Win User

    I NEED HELP

    First let's double check that the external HDD works. Try to connect to a PC. If the PC detects the HDD, format the HDD.

    The plug to your console to see it detects the HDD apply the Xbox Format again.

    Hope that works!

    Regards!
  5. Obsessive Power Win User

    Xbox App on PC can't detect installed games?

    Every game launcher has the detect installed games feature. Why not in the Xbox app?
    Hi,

    Windows 10 games and apps does it differently. The games are encrypted and this encryption is unique to the Windows install. If you install Windows fresh again (even on the same PC) the games will be locked. You will to need to delete the WindowsApps folder to reclaim the space and install the games again.
  6. HyperVenom523 Win User

    Delete All XBOX Files from Hard Drive

    What you might need is an external HDD and set it to base drive in Windows 10 so anything you download goes and installs there 1TB as a minimum are very cheap nowdays 😉
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