I've found the latest VCLibs package to download, it worth a try, you can install this package directly.
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
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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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Anonymous
2022-07-20T21:09:35+00:00 Yep the solution this time is opting out of the insider program. I opted out of the gaming and the hub (ill join back in a month hopefully this doesn't happen again). Then uninstalled both xbox app and gaming services using PowerShell admin then reset. Redownloading xbox app and gaming service. The C++ thing showed up but it seemed to download fully? Maybe could join back now without issues but I'm not gonna test that yet after a whole day messn around with this.
Xbox PLEASE fix your INSIDER. If this keeps happening yall wont have anymore insiders.
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2022-07-20T18:40:24+00:00 THIS!!! This thread had some great information and it ended up fixing it for me. I followed BuriedGiant's advice on how to fix it and it ended up installing and everything seems to be working fine now. I have tried copying and pasting what instructions he / she had posted but this page freezes every time I try. I recommend everyone having this same issue to go read that thread and follow the steps listed there. No thanks to anyone from Microsoft helping. What a joke!