Xbox App on PC Keeps Closing and Reopening Forever When I Try to Launch it

JavierTerrazas2 · Nov 22, 2021

Pretty much like the title says. Every time I attempt to open the Xbox App on my PC, it goes into a never ending loop of closing and reopening. The only way for me to stop it is to go into windows settings to terminate. I can still play the games I've already downloaded by either opening them through the Microsoft Store or the Start Menu, but, I can't download any new games through Game Pass because it requires the App.

It looks like https://youtu.be/zHB6Di4QLYg

I've tried:

1) Uninstalling and reinstalling

2) Using the Troubleshooter

3) Restarting my PC

4) Checking for Updates (there are none)

5) Other stuff I can't remember at the moment

I'd greatly appreciate any sort of help. I don't want my game pass to go to waste.

:)

SammyVS

Please check if these services are running, restart your PC and try again.

Press the Windows Button then type Services.

Right-click over the Services App from the list of results.

Then select Run as Administrator

Scroll to the bottom and find the following services:

IP Helper

Xbox Live Auth Manager,

Xbox Live Game Save,

Xbox Live Networking Service,

Gaming Services.

Do this with each of the services listed above.

Right-click over the service and select Properties.

Find the Startup type section and make sure it’s set to Automatic.

If the service isn’t started, click Start to start the services.

Click Apply and OK to save changes.

SammyVS

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Follow these steps, if one doesn't work, move on to the other.

1. Press Windows Key + i and go to apps, search for ''gaming services'' click ''advanced options'' and then ''terminate, repair and reset. Try again.

2. Launch PowerShell as an administrator and enter

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

Restart your PC, open PowerShell as admin again, and enter

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

The Microsoft Store will open and ask to install Gaming Services, install. Then try again.

If the problem still persists, try an in-place upgrade. This link has instructions.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

JavierTerrazas2

Thank you for the reply

I attempted every solution you recommended. I still can't fully open the app, but the endless looping has stopped. Now, when I try to launch the app it simply crashes immediately once.

stillrustic

Having the same issue, but get the following error when on the third step - any ideas?

start : This command cannot be run due to the error: Access is denied.

At line:1 char:1

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

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation:

) [Start-Process], InvalidOperationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidOperationException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.StartProcessCommand

Flare_Starchild

This worked first try. Download Spybot's AntiBeacon software, keep everything default. Close Xbox PC app, run AntiBeacon, reopen Xbox app, profit.

Xbox App on PC Keeps Closing and Reopening Forever When I Try to Launch it