Windows 10: Cant install games onto my M drive

Discus and support Cant install games onto my M drive in Microsoft Windows 10 Store to solve the problem; Hello, So I recently reset my computer because of an unrelated issue but, since then I haven't been able to install games onto my other drives. I've... Discussion in 'Microsoft Windows 10 Store' started by CoolerMrAwesomeFace, Dec 10, 2020.

  1. Cant install games onto my M drive


    Hello,


    So I recently reset my computer because of an unrelated issue but, since then I haven't been able to install games onto my other drives. I've tried a lot of fixes and workarounds but none have worked, is there any way to do this without reformating the drive? Otherwise, though I'm completely stumped on what to do.


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    CoolerMrAwesomeFace, Dec 10, 2020
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    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.
    We regret the inconvenience caused to you.


    Please try the steps given below and check if the issue persists:

    Step 1:

    I suggest you to right click on the game and try to run as administrator and check.

    Step 2: if that doesn't help I suggest you to install game in compatibility mode and check:

    Follow the steps below on how to install game in compatibility mode:

    1. Download the game from the manufacturer’s website and save it on your local disk.

    2. Right click on the setup file of the game and select “Properties”.

    3. Select “Compatibility” Tab.

    4. Place a check mark next to “Run this program in Compatibility mode” and select operating system from the drop down list.

    5. Let the game install and then check the functionality.

    Hope this helps.

    Thank you.
     
    Venkatesh1709, Dec 10, 2020
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  3. little cat, Dec 10, 2020
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  4. Cant install games onto my M drive

    replacing C: with larger M.2 NVme drive and move programs installed on D: to the new M.2 drive

    I have a DELL Desktop Computer XPS XPS8920-7581SLV-PUS Intel Core i7 7th Gen 7700 desktop running Windows 10 Pro with the Toshiba 250 GB M.2 NVme drive as the C: drive and a 1TB hard disk as the D: drive. I have installed a couple of games and applications to the D: drive due to the size of the install files.

    I am now planning to replace the Toshiba 250 GB M.2 drive with a Samsung 500 GB 970 EVO M.2 NVme drive.

    The procedure I plan to use is to:

    • clone the Toshiba drive to a new Western Digital SSD installed in a hard disk bay
    • replace the Toshiba with the Samsung
    • clone the new SSD back to the Samsung

    At that point I should have a bootable C: on the Samsung NVme drive.

    The next step would be to move the games and applications from the 1TB hard disk to the Samsung NVme drive since I now have the space for them.

    However it is not really possible to just move installed applications due to all the Registry changes that would be needed.

    The two applications are Visual Studio 2015 and 2017 (both Community Edition) and the games are World of Warcraft, Destiny 2, and Fallout 4 (the last being a Steam download).

    So I am looking for advice on these changes.

    Alternative approaches

    It seems that I have a couple of options:

    • clone the 1TB hard disk to the new SSD and just use the new SSD as D:
    • uninstall the games and applications then reinstall them to the new C:
    • create a D: partition on the new NVme drive and copy the installation folders there

    The easiest approach would seem to be to clone the 1TB drive to the new SSD as D: and move on. However I would be missing out on the NVme goodness with the games as well as the Visual Studio programming environment.

    The most straightforward approach would be to uninstall the games and applications from the 1TB hard disk and then reinstall them to the C: drive.

    The applications are Visual Studio 2015 and Visual Studio 2017, both Community Edition. These would both be straightforward to uninstall from D: and reinstall to C:.

    The games are World of Warcraft and Destiny 2 from Blizzard and Fallout 4 from Steam. These games will require long download time probably two or three days over my internet access. And I would have to start Fallout 4 all over again.

    Concluding thoughts

    Perhaps the best option would be to combine the first two options.

    Since the Visual Studio uninstall and install would be fairly painless I could do that while leaving the games on the 1TB drive and then do the clone of the 1TB drive to the new SSD. Then at a later date I could move World of Warcraft and Destiny 2 over to the NVme drive.

    I would think that working with Visual Studio would be easier and quicker from the NVme C: drive while the games would be quick and responsive enough if the game assets are on an SSD.
     
    Richard Chambers, Dec 10, 2020
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