Xbox PC game pass. Where are the games installed?

where do you see this message? in the store?, you must proceed to download the xbox app and install the game through that app.

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass/pc-games

Hello Kung,

Thanks for coming to the forums with your question. The file that the game downloads to are hidden files and they're locked. It will be on your default drive, but you are unable to access these folders. Most likely, the reason is that any game that you get
from game pass you do not technically own until bought. Therefore, they lock it so it is not able to be manipulated. This is covered under the

Microsoft terms of use.

The game pass for PC FAQ has a lot of good information on the game pass.

Thanks,

Brad

Have you tried using the Xbox App? That should be installed for Game Pass for PC. If you haven't install it, you can do so at https://www.xbox.com/xbox-game-pass/pc-games?xr=shellnav

Unfortunately, there is no way to select the path where the files will be saved, as they are encrypted files that are saved in the same place, unlike steam and other launchers that have their subfolders with the names of games and executables.

The only thing you can do is select which external or internal hard drive the games will be installed on, to do this follow the instructions below.

Open Xbox Game Pass PC app.

Click on your profile icon on the top right of the corner.

Go to Settings.

Click on General from the left menu.

Under the drive selection tab, hit “Change where this app installs games by default“.

Choose the drive you want your games to be installed in.

Where does Xbox Game Pass install games?

The default install directory for the games is the WindowsApps folder. Alongside many other Windows 10 applications, the games you download from Game Pass are also stored in this file. You must have administrator permissions if you want to gain access to it though.

In fact, even you manage to open the folder you will not be able to run or locate the game files in it. They are encrypted by Windows during installation and they can only be run from the Game Pass app. So running the game from .exe is not possible when it comes to the desktop application.

This information can be found at the link below.

https://corexbox.com/xbox-game-pass-pc-how-to-c...

*Thank you in advance for contacting us, I hope this can help you.

If you install Game PAss for PC app you can explore which PC games are on gamepass.

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass/pc-games

Minecraft for PC is not on game pass.