Windows 10: Forza Motorsport 5 damaged game files?

Tried to start FM5. Popup window states it is unable to start it and to reinstall at the store. Try to start from the store, error code 0x80080204. try to uninstall game, same error code. took to the forums and found a series of steps to attempt a fix. The last one involved launching in safe mode. While in safe mode attempting to view app details to uninstall, popup window appeared saying something like, this program has an overwrite buffer so someone else could be in control of it. When I click ok, both windows closed. What do?

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Forza Motorsport 7 for PC

Hi David,

Having a corrupted profile is one of the possible reasons why you're unable to run Forza Motorsport 7

on your Windows 10 device. For us to properly assist you and provide an accurate resolution, we need to collect more information. Kindly answer the questions below:

• Are you getting any error messages when you're trying to run Forza Motorsport 7?
• Are you having the same issue with all of your games?
• What are the troubleshooting steps you have done so far?

Note: Forza Motorsport 7 is an Xbox Play Anywhere Title which you can play both on Xbox One and Windows 10 computer.

 

How to Install Forza MotorSports Apex 6 Offline

Hi,

For us to have a better overview of your concern, kindly clarify the following details:

• What is the exact error message?
• What storage device did you use to download the game?
• What type of user account are you using? (e.g. Microsoft account, local account)

We suggest enabling offline play on your device before installing the game. Refer to

Play games offline on Windows using Offline mode for the steps.

Check out
Forza Motorsport 6: Apex on Windows 10 FAQ for more details.

We'll be waiting for your response.

 

Forza Motorsport 6 unplayable


Could be, I don't have any other KB to try but still these two strange things happen that don't seem to be caused by underpowered hardware.

The game warns about not meeting minimum requirements (RAM, and possibly CPU) but that shouldn't caused what's described here. At least no any other game run under the same circumstances did.






Why is one core always at 100%, even after the game is stopped, while the other is essentially idle? I suppose this game, being modern, should use all available cores - 2 in my CPU?




Why is the GPU almost always unused (idle)? It sometimes evens falls down to idle clocks. The only thing it's being used is the VRAM which is almost maxed, but it meets minimum requirements - 2GB





Thanks