Xbox app doesn't remember default install location

Hi AndreiZhuk1!

Sorry to hear about what's happening. Believe me, this is clearly not the situation I want you to be in. I would feel the same if I were in your shoes.

In regard to the issue you're experiencing, it's possible to be a bug since it just changes back when you restart your PC. The Xbox team actually appreciates our feedback and reports/suggestions for them to investigate and fix any issues we encounter. I recommend that you file a bug directly to the Feedback Hub. Check this link for your guide https://support.microsoft.com/windows/send-feed...

It always reverts back to C: instead of D: after I restart my computer. Everything is updated fully. I am on Windows 11 too. I don't understand why. I even completely removed XboxGames folder from C: so it wouldn't be picked up by the Xbox app, but nothing, it still defaults to C: every single time.

Same issue here too.

New Windows 11 PC with a 400 GB boot partition with 109 GB free and several NVMe drives with up to 2 TB free but I keep getting error 0x80070003 while installing or updating any game from the Xbox app because they are being downloaded first to my C: drive before being moved to the drive I actually specified the game to be installed to.

The Xbox app defaults to the C: drive and I can change it to any other drive and it seems to apply but as soon as I close the app and reopen it then it resets back to C:. It seems like a very serious bug or oversight to me because games were installing fine until recently but as my User folder has grown larger and the amount of free space on my C drive has reduced then so have the number of issues with games installing from the Xbox app. I now no longer download any new game or update any existing game from my library that are installed across several drives due to error 0x8007003. I have NO games installed on C; that is used primarily for Windows and non-gaming application installs.

All my games are installed on other drives from D to O, all of which have at least 250 GB free and several of them are almost empty with almost 2 TB free. Yet I cannot install games to these drives because my C drive is being used instead of the drives I am installing the game to! How stupid is that?

Hi again,

I have checked and I do not have any pending updates. I have also tried resetting and repairing the Xbox app and I am still having the same problem.

Hi, Oddezt. I hope you're doing well and safe out there. I'm an Independent Advisor and I’m happy to help you today.

I understand that you're trying to set up your default drive on the Xbox app. Kindly try to make sure that the installation drive is the same on the MS Store and Xbox app. Delete all files in C:\Users\User_name\AppData\Local\Packages \Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache, and then reboot your pc.

This will only rescan all your downloaded files in just a few minutes then set up your installation drive, and press the Windows Key + I to open Settings. Click System > Storage. On Windows 10, underneath the More storage settings heading, click Change where new content is saved.

To change the default drive for new apps, use the New apps will save to dropdown. On the Xbox app, click the profile menu in the top-right and select the Settings options. Click on General. Under the “Game install options” section, select the drive to install games by default.