Halo Master Chief Collection won’t install on pc and also says I have an update for MCC when it’s not even on my pc

Anonymous
2020-07-14T21:40:51+00:00

Since the lastest update that added halo 3 i havent been able to install Halo MCC i keep getting error code 0x80073D12

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Anonymous
2021-07-06T18:33:18+00:00

In the end I solved it (at least for me, check out if it works for you as well).

I had the impression the game didn't install because in some way, even if I had the downloading drive for new applications set as the one with the most free disk space (D:), still the Store was actually trying to install on C:.

So I did the following: first go to the advanced settings for the Microsoft Store app and deactivate the option for making it run on background. Then open the Store app and cancel all pending downloads for Halo. Then go back to the app's advanced settings and click on the button to kill the process, then click on the button to reset the app. If for any reason you're prevented from taking these steps for some kind of error, restart the system first.

Then go to Settings > Storage and click on "Change Where New Content Is Saved". Now for me, when I opened this windows, everything was already set to D:, but in my opinion that was a plain lie. So, for the option regarding new apps, I switched to C (and clicked Apply) and then back to D (by clicking Apply again). Now at this point it might be that you'll see the classic Window's loading circles circling like for ever. If it does, still wait something like 30 or more seconds, then click on the Back arrow, and go back again to the "Change Where New Content Is Saved" page. You should see that the option for new apps is D again.

So now that theoretically the drive where to save the apps is REALLY set to D this time, open the microsoft store, select MCC and start downloading it (better not to select one of the single games that are part of the package, but you're free to try. Just to be sure I preferred to download the entire bundle).

That's it, hope this will help you!

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-07-22T18:58:21+00:00

    This worked for me, but what it did, that didn't happen before was allow me to choose the drive when I clicked the install button. Before, it just started installing, and as you said, it was trying to install to C. I knew that was the issue, but I had tried every other fix. I think cancelling the download, then terminating the app while not being able to run in the background ultimately fixed it, as I tried everything else...

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-07-17T02:20:31+00:00

    I think the issue is that we don't know what game app to click for Halo Master Chief. You get the error if you click the collection, and you get it for all the subordinate pieces. It just won't install. Can you give specific help on what sequence it needs to be installed in?

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-07-14T10:16:05+00:00

    The problem is that the store was not developed to replace x86 "file.exe" programs in windows but as a mobile or console platform.

    It's not the game that has problems. It's not windows that has problems. It is the channel that is used to install the game that is not working.

    And since Microsoft has been testing not on hardware but on virtual machines it has gotten worse.

    They want to move forward, add improvements but they don't solve or consolidate.

    An acquaintance of mine has the pirated version. My anger is that EVERYTHING works! He has created a setup.exe from which he installs the expansions he wants and that's it.

    I have the store. I use the store. I install programs, games. Everything works. I install HMCC boom, problem. The microsoft......reset reset and format.

    Now after many countless resets something has changed, maybe something they did. You know what? The error message, now the error code has changed!

    Ridiculous.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-07-13T21:41:25+00:00

    Hey man I'm curious if you've found any luck with this issue, I'm in the same boat, I've tried every solution in this thread and beyond but still getting errors when installing Halo MCC and a few other games via the MS Store and Xbox app. Seems like such an easy solution would just be to provide us few with this issue with a simple direct download link. Xbox phone support has been all but helpful in my correspondence with them.

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