Help Error Code: 0x80070141 when trying to download xbox game pass for pc games

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Every time I try to download a game (or update a game) on the xbox game pass it throws up Error Code: 0x80070141 and wont download - is it just me? is anyone else having this issue ( it is not the ntfs issue as I reformatted my D Drive with the correct allocation and game all used to work fine but do not now) - Any advice anyone can give me would be appreciated as I really want to play Microsoft flight sim 2020 but it wont let me until I update it and it will not let me update it. Thanks in advance

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Best answer by Gaijin 22 October 2020, 13:49

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Gaijin · Accepted Answer

Hi your issue seems to be caused by Gamepass for PC

A suggested fix for those not on VM is posted here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/XboxGamePassPC/comments/io1ur4/heres_how_to_troubleshoot_if_you_have_problems/

The part relevant in your case would be:

"Use regedit, and go to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Appx\PackageVolumes\

Which has a list of subkeys (ie. 1, 8, 9 etc.) specifying Volumes where the system has created a WindowsApps folder. If you want to install on D:\ (example), delete the subkey that contains the entry for D:\ - and reboot the system."

If this can also be applied to Shadow, i do not know. I used the nuclear option and reset Shadow as Shadow sets the root drive to NTFS 4k now.

Arimanthos · Answer

Even after formatting the drive the issue can persist for some of us, not sure what causes it. To get around this you’ll need to create a VHD (https://www.windowscentral.com/how-create-and-set-vhdx-or-vhd-windows-10 ). This solved all issues with GamePass for me. Be mindful though, Shadow runs Flight Simulator ok, but not ideally.

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