Xbox Series x won’t install games ?

Try ejecting the disk, cancel any install in progress, then initiate the install remotely from the Xbox app on your phone. This seems to be working for me. Here's where I found this suggestion:

Unable to install on Xbox series X - patch won’t install : AssassinsCreedValhala (reddit.com)

I used to use the app multiple times daily until I upgraded to the series x. When I chose a game to install remotely on the Game Pass app my Series X never shows up in the list. Same thing with remote play, even though i have gone through everything I need to to set it up and make it discoverable it still won’t connect.

My Xbox X series just said update an I pressed update console but it won’t update

So just to double check - if I get a Series X and I plug my hard drive into it, I won’t be able to play MWII? I will have to re purchase the game as the Series X version?

Hi Tyler, I’m Ryan.

Are you referring to Series X|S optimised games? If so, these can currently only be played on either the internal storage or an officially supported expansion card (the WD C50 or Seagate). You can install them on a hard drive, but you won’t be to launch/access them. You should be able to play Xbox One and backward compatible games (these don’t necessarily need to be installed on an SSD) installed on the drive, though.

The following support articles explain this in more detail:
https://support.xbox.com/help/hardware-network/console/xbox-series-x-faq

https://support.xbox.com/help/games-apps/game-setup-and-play/smart-delivery-faq

Here to help.