Go to windows store and then library in the bottom left. Press get updates and it should give you the game services update. You might have to cancel all pending game downloads in the xbox app in case they are somehow ahead in the queue.
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
2022-07-22T12:49:12+00:00 -
Anonymous
2022-07-22T15:46:42+00:00 Yeah, this doesn't work for me. No gaming services update.
Just did another wsreset and reboot of machine this morning, hit update in the windows store and got nothing.
The store still tries to download the C++ UWP file any time I try to download any gamepass game, and the game stalls at 0% downloaded forever.
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Anonymous
2022-07-22T18:24:13+00:00 Hi all,
Preview users on the 4.67.15001.0 build should be receiving updates to the 4.67.21001.0 build which should resolve their issue without having to do any PowerShell commands.
Please check the Store>Library>Get Updates to update the Gaming Services. It may take 24-48 hours to see it while it's continuously pushed out, so don't worry if you do not see it right away.
Thank you all for reporting these bugs so the team could resolve them before it hits GA. As Insiders on preview builds, these things tend to happen, so please keep reporting issues as you come across them.
Thanks,
Hayabusa
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Anonymous
2022-07-22T18:35:18+00:00 Out of curiosity-
If I unsubscribe to the "Windows Gaming" preview in the Xbox Insider app, is it supposed to revert me back to whatever versions GA is on the next time I press update in the store?
Because it didn't do that.
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Anonymous
2022-07-22T18:38:17+00:00 The Gaming Services just got updated and then all my qued up games started to download!