Windows 10: Microsoft Store Issues - Sea of Thieves and Flight Simulator

Discus and support Microsoft Store Issues - Sea of Thieves and Flight Simulator in Microsoft Windows 10 Store to solve the problem; I'm having an issue with the Microsoft Store. When I buy games either in the store or in Steam as long as it's tied to Microsoft it won't launch. I've... Discussion in 'Microsoft Windows 10 Store' started by ShinyCA, Apr 9, 2021.

  1. SHINYCA
    ShinyCA Win User

    Microsoft Store Issues - Sea of Thieves and Flight Simulator


    I'm having an issue with the Microsoft Store. When I buy games either in the store or in Steam as long as it's tied to Microsoft it won't launch. I've only been able to get Sea of Thieves to launch after doing a "wsreset" in administrator and directly after the restart and only using the version downloaded via the Microsoft Store. If I start Steam it cancels everything and I have to do a wsreset again and restart. Flight Simulator didn't work at all and I had to refund it after a day of trying. This is actually my second day now fighting with this issue.


    I've read all the fixes both from Microsoft and from Rare for Sea of Thieves. The game and Flight Simulator before it will just crash without showing anything other than the initial splash screen. It's a solid fail before even really launching.


    I've deleted, purged and reinstalled my drivers for graphics and chipsets

    - Removed MSI Afterburner

    - Using Powershell removed and reinstalled Microsoft Store

    - restarted my PC multiple times over 6 hours of messing with this issue so far this afternoon

    - Installed in various locations with the Steam Version

    - Verified all files multiple times via Steam

    - Reinstalled it multiple times via the Microsoft Store and Steam


    I even took possession of the WindowsApps folder and made sure that it ran SoT in administrator. I've ran "sfc /scannow" and though it found issues and fixed them it didn't make a difference.


    I tried to reset the apps data and I've used the troubleshooter for Store Apps but it just tells me that it found Crashes and Hanging but can't fix the problem. I've seen multiple posts like this and none of them were resolved. Is there anything I can do aside from reinstall Windows as that's not even remotely an option. I'll just stop buying anything from the Microsoft store or that requires the store to operate. I've never had issues like this until the Store was involved.


    Is there anything that I've missed? I['m sure that I've tried more but I can't think right now. It's been a long day.

    :)
     
    ShinyCA, Apr 9, 2021
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  2. THOFIKHAHAMAD
    ThofikhAhamad Win User

    Microsoft Flight Simulator issue after Windows 10 Upgrade

    Hi Rahul,



    Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.



    I suggest you to completely uninstall Microsoft Flight Simulator and check.

    Refer the steps below to uninstall.

    • Press “Windows key + X”, select Control panel.
    • Open programs and features.
    • In the list of installed programs, select Microsoft Flight Simulator, and then click
      Remove.


    Note: If you have earlier versions of Flight Simulator in the list of installed programs, you will have to remove them in addition to Flight Simulator.



    Reinstall the Flight Simulator.



    Please reply to us if the issue still persist.
     
    ThofikhAhamad, Apr 9, 2021
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  3. GENEVIEVE CRI
    Genevieve Cri Win User
    I cannot download Sea of Thieves on PC from microsoft store.

    Hi Christopher,

    Sorry for the delayed response. We identified this issue regards downloading Sea of Thieves from Windows Store App and we still working on it to fix the problem. As a workaround, we suggest following the steps below:

    • Cancel all existing download on the Store app.
    • Start the download of Sea of Thieves once again.
    • As soon as the download starts, immediately restart the computer.
    • After the reboot, do not launch the Store app instead wait for the passive download which you can check in the Action Center. Then it will automatically install by itself and then open the game without any issues.

    For any results, please let us know.
     
    Genevieve Cri, Apr 9, 2021
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  4. MALA_S
    Mala_S Win User

    Microsoft Store Issues - Sea of Thieves and Flight Simulator

    Unable to download Sea of Thieves from Store

    Hi,

    Thank you for the reply.

    Kindly follow the below steps.

    Step 1: Launch Microsoft Store and click on the Account icon on the top right corner of Microsoft Store.

    Step 2: Enter the email address that you used during the purchase of Sea Of Thieves game. (The email address that you have received as purchase verification mail for Sea Of Thieves).

    Step 3: Once you have logged into Microsoft Store, search for Sea Of Thieves game by clicking on the Search bar on the top right corner of Microsoft Store.

    Step 4: Select the Sea Of Thieves game, download and install.

    Regards,

    Mala.S

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Mala_S, Apr 9, 2021
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