Xbox app in pc does not detect games after reinstall

AlexrhDjddbdj · Jul 24, 2022

For some reason I need to reinstall my xbox app for pc. After reinstall, it did not detect the games installed via xbox app before, except games from Ubisoft.

You can see that it only shows far cry 5 but there are Fall out new vegas, gears of war 4(SoartaUWP), Marvel's Avengers(ProjectScotchBaseGame) and ReCord.

So, I would like to ask how do I let xbox app detect thoes game again. Or if that is not possible, how do I delete files under WindowsApps directory.

Thank you.

:)

AlexrhDjddbdj

PowerShell does not work either

AlexrhDjddbdj

I use AOMEI Backupper Standard to clone from my old ssd to new ssd

Lucas Lauer

In this case, only the files got moved, but the registry entries did not. This was the issue here. Unfortunately you would need to install all the games again.

Lucas Lauer

That's the issue then. Probably the registry files for the game that were pointing to your old ssd (that you formatted) is pointing now to unexistent files, so the Xbox app will not be able to recognize the installed games.

May I know how did you "clone" the C: drive files? You just copied and pasted?

Lucas Lauer

Hello, AlexrhDjddbdj. Thanks for reaching out! My name is Lucas. I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user just like you. I'll be happy to assist you today.

Would you please just confirm if you uninstalled only the Xbox app or have you reinstalled Windows?

Also, are you able to see your games installed on Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & features?

Waiting for your follow-up.

Xbox app in pc does not detect games after reinstall