Windows 10: Transfering Windows Store games to another PC

So, I've downloaded a bunch of games from my account to my notebook (a friend of mine has a pretty fast internet, so I went there with the notebook to download) and wanted to copy the files to my PC, but I'm tied up in the windowsapps folder permission shenanigans. I've already tried a bunch of stuff to change permission (through properties -> security -> advanced, takeown and icalcs command lines, etc.), but I can't seem to copy the files. Is there anything that I can do to copy the files over?

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Transfering Windows Store games to another PC

Hi Charles

I am sorry, this is not possible, even if you get by the restrictions on that WindowApps folder, and re able to transfer those folders over, the games will not work on the other PC

Windows Store games are not like Steam games, they will only work on the PC they are installed into . . .

 

Games from App Store

Hi,



I suggest you to follow the steps below for the Windows store downloads.

• 
  Press Windows + E.
  
• 
  Click on This PC at the top left corner.
  
• 
  Click on C: Drive.
  
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  Click on Program files.
  
• 
  Click on Windows Apps.
  

Keep us posted on this issue so that we can assist you better.

 

Using games from the microsoft store

Based on the results you've obtained, this can be an issue with the Windows Store which affects the digital games you’ve downloaded from it. We suggest manually resetting the Windows Store cache. Here are the steps:

• Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog box.
• Type WSReset.exe and click OK.
• The Store and a command prompt will now open with any message. The command prompt will automatically close after the Store's cache has been reset.

Once done with the reset, kindly click this
link and follow the steps on how to check for updates for apps and games from Windows Store. Search if there are any updates available for the affected game.

Keep us updated with the progress.