To understand why Xbox is on PC, take a second to ponder Microsoft's current position in the gaming world. Still, it can coexist comfortably alongside Valve's gaming marketplace because of the cool exclusive titles and Xbox Live elements it brings to the desktop. Unfortunately, Xbox lacks the massive game library to lure PC gamers away from Steam en masse. The free (and recently revamped) Xbox app lets you perform many Xbox-related functions on your Windows 10 or 11 PC, including purchasing select Xbox titles, voice chatting with friends, and recording gameplay footage. If you've upgraded your PC's operating system to Windows 11 or bought a computer that came with Microsoft's newest OS, you may have noticed a new, bright-green icon in the Start Menu: Xbox.

How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.Repeat the same steps to Terminate, Repair, and Reset the Microsoft Store app. Note that using the Repair and Reset functions won’t delete your downloaded games. Scroll down, and click on “Terminate” to completely close the app, then on “Repair”, and finally on “Reset.” Select the Xbox app and then click on “Advanced options.”

Press on Search This List and type “xbox.” Press on the Windows Search Bar and type “Apps & features.” Repair and Reset the Xbox and Microsoft Store apps Overall, it seems that during tier 1 games releases (Forza Horizon 5 and Age of Empires 4, for example) the Microsoft servers get overloaded and the download speed decreases almost anywhere.īe aware that the Xbox App reports your speed back in MB/s while the Microsoft Store reports back in Mb/s. We don’t know if this behavior is caused by the software used by the two apps, or because they have access to different servers. In several cases, the users achieved a higher download speed when using the Microsoft Store. Open the Microsoft Store, find and resume the game download. Start the download inside the Xbox App, pause it, and close the app.

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