Xbox app won't open on my PC

Hello 💫Noah Davis,

We appreciate for your patience and sorry to hear that the gaming services is now in trouble.

Here are some things you can try if you’re having trouble downloading gaming services on Windows 11:

1. On Windows 11, select Windows Update. On the Windows Update page, select Check for updates to see if any updates are available for your device. Once the updates have downloaded, select Install now to start the installation.
   
2. Try updating Store apps. Check also the Windows 10 Version number at Settings > System > About. If less than 1909 skip to Step 11 to upgrade to the latest by the most stable method.
   
3. Right click on the time and date in the far-right corner of the taskbar and select “Adjust date/time” > “Set time automatically”.
   
4. Check your internet connection speed and stability by opening an internet-speed checking website to test your connection.
   

Give this a shot and let me know.

I am more than happy to help.

Kind regards,



Moderator

Microsoft Community

Thank you, this resolved my problem. However, now I can't install anything because I need to "Download Gaming Services" even though I already have it installed and updated. I repaired it, reset it, terminated it, uninstalled and reinstalled, restarted my PC, and signed in on Microsoft Store.

Hello 💫Noah Davis,

Welcome to Xbox Forums. We appreciate for sharing your concern with us and we hope that you are doing well today.

It seems like that you are having issues with Xbox app on Windows 11 PC. As description, Xbox app won't open, just giving you a black screen and Xbox logo keep on flashing.

Let us check on this together and sort this out to assist your concern. However, before we proceed, we would like to ask few questions about it.

1. When did the problem start?
   
2. Was this working before?
   
3. Recent activity or changes made before the issue appeared?
   

For the meantime, based on your description, here are some things you can try:

1. Check Xbox servers. If Xbox servers have a rough day, you will face issues with the Xbox app on Windows 11. Xbox offers a dedicated page to check all the services’ status. You can check it here: https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-live-status.
   
2. Update your Windows 11 PC. Press the Start button on the taskbar, type settings, and then select Settings. On Windows 11, select Windows Update. On the Windows Update page, select Check for updates to see if any updates are available for your device. Once the updates have downloaded, select Install now to start the installation.
   
3. Run the troubleshooter for Windows apps. Press the Start button on the taskbar and select Settings (or use the Windows key + I shortcut). Select Apps > Apps & features. Select Xbox > Advanced options > Reset. If that doesn’t work, select Reset again and then select Repair.
   
4. Reinstall the Xbox app. Press the Start button on the taskbar and select Settings (or use the Windows key + I shortcut). Select Apps > Apps & features. Find Xbox in the list of apps and select it. Select Uninstall > Uninstall again to confirm.
   

Check this article for more information. Troubleshoot issues with the Xbox app for Windows | Xbox Support.

Let us know the result and we will get back to you as soon as we can. We may recommend further troubleshooting steps once we have received your answers to the above questions.



We will be glad to follow up and help you.

Sincerely,



Moderator

Microsoft Community

Hi 💫Noah Davis,



We haven't heard from you for 72 hours, so we assume the issue has already been resolved. We will not monitor this thread going forward, so if you need further assistance, click this link to create a new thread to discuss these issues. Create a new question or start a discussion (microsoft.com)








Thank you for your understanding.



Kind regards,



Moderator

Microsoft Community

Hi, unfortunately, this did not work. Also, it did not let me change from power optimized to always, as there was no drop-down menu. I tried the other things and restarted my computer and the app still won't start.