Windows 10: How to keep Movies & TV from automatically opening itself

Not sure if this is the right forum for this. I've been using Movies & TV to view downloaded videos for quite a while now, and suddenly yesterday it began to open itself up and play each video as soon as it is downloaded, which never happened before, and which I definitely do NOT want to have happen. Can't find a way to turn this off in settings, and re-booting the computer doesn't help. I'm using Windows 11. Any suggestions?Thanks in advance from Honolulu.

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Movies & TV app not working properly.

Hi,

I suggest you to un-install and re-install Movies & TV App and check. Follow the steps:

• Press Windows Key.
• Type Windows Powershell.
• Right click on it and select Run as administrator.
• Type in the following command to un-install Movies & TV App.

get-appxpackage *Microsoft.ZuneVideo* | remove-appxpackage

Note: The Movies & TV App can be reinstalled using the Store App or by following the link mentioned below. You will need to exit the Store app if it is already open before reinstalling the app.

Get Movies & TV from the Microsoft Store

Hope it helps.

 

Windows 10 Movies & TV App: No Sound

Hi,

I suggest you to un-install and re-install Movies & TV App and check. Follow the steps:

• Press Windows Key.
• Type Windows Powershell.
• Right click on it and select Run as administrator.
• Type in the following command to un-install Movies & TV App.

get-appxpackage *Microsoft.ZuneVideo* | remove-appxpackage

Note: The Movies & TV App can be reinstalled using the Store App or by following the link mentioned below. You will need to exit the Store app if it is already open before reinstalling the app.

Get Movies & TV from the Microsoft Store

Hope it helps.

 

Movies & TV App Opens then shutsdown

Hi Jeff,

I have experienced the same issue just yesterday. And now it is "resolved".

1st, a possible "solution":

• Try and play a trailer from the Store app. This will trigger Movies & TV app, and hopefully the application will stay up/not crash when the trailer start playing. If all goes well, then try using the app normally.
• Restart the app, and if you have any "download" error, don't restart it, just x-click it away.

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How it occurred:

• I purchased a movie, and for the first time, I clicked on the Download button instead of just streaming it. The app shut down after a short while.

Errors:

• When starting the Movies & TV app it will shut-down after some few seconds, regardless if it's triggered from the Movie Store or if it's started directly. Leaving no time to go into settings etc.

Troubleshooting:

• I tried all the solutions mentioned and referred to in this discussion.

Assessment:

• I think the crash/sudden shut-down of the app occurs because something went wrong during caching or downloading a movie.
• As such, the "solution" I've described above may also be irrelevant; it maybe that the download I started has timed-out and thus resolved the problem by itself. Or that emptying the temp folders (also mentioned in this discussion) may have forced the download
  to reset/stop.

Annoying glitch, but still love how now can easily rent/purchase movies on MS platform.

Hope this helps.