Xbox App and Microsoft Store prevents game downloands by requiring Visual C++ 2015 UWP Desktop Runtime Package to download first, but Visual C++ 2015 UWP Desktop Runtime Package will not download

Anonymous
2022-07-18T16:29:16+00:00

Every time that I go to download a game from the xbox app or microsoft store that is over 1GB, the xbox app/microsoft store first tries to download Visual C++ 2015 UWP Desktop Runtime Package first. The issue is that the microsoft store page for Visual C++ 2015 UWP Desktop Runtime Package appears to be bugged, and I cannot download it. I have tried canceling the downloads and downloading just the package by itself and it does not work. I cannot find the page online to download it manually either. How do I download Visual C++ 2015 UWP Desktop Runtime Package manually, or how do I work around needing it to download larger games. This is a new issue, it was not a problem a month ago.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-07-20T02:32:13+00:00

    Either way, clean installing the OS should solve this as long as you don't reinstall or do whatever that messed it up in the first place

    AHAHAHA...is this a solution for you. I work in a big IT company and what you just write is a NON SENSE . I add something in italian..use google translator.

    Non è possibile che nel 2022 per risolvere un problema ad una app che oggettivamente ha tantissimi problemi , questo è solo l'ultimo oltre che essere completamente bloccante, qualcuno suggerisca di formattare il pc come si suggeriva 10 o 20 anni fa. Questo è inaccettabile e molto offensivo. Chi non ha nessuna competenza informatica smetta di scrivere stupidaggini. Inoltre che Microsoft si faccia carico di questo problema altrimenti noi , sicuramente io, non sborserò mai piu un centesimo. Vorrei sottolineare come su piattaforme come STEAM o EPIC queste cose non sono mai successe. E questo è un fatto oggettivo.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-07-20T02:22:40+00:00

    Here we go again. All over the world! U must fix this ASAP or U'll never have my money again. I have a xbox series x and several PC . THIS is RIDICULOUS. FIX THIS!

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-07-20T01:48:37+00:00

    Exactly the same problem for me since today when the Horizon 5 update arrived:

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-07-20T01:34:04+00:00

    This mimics mine exactly, its not just no mans sky, but any game over like 1gb or so, a few around 80-200mb have downloaded fine.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-07-19T23:55:02+00:00

    I am also having this issue and after every other solution has failed things led me here, i have the exact same issue and trying all listed solutions did not work, before today i was able to install apps just fine but now it just starts this endless loop of trying to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 UWP Desktop Runtime Package and failing to do so, preventing games from being installed.

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