Windows 10: When downloading Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Store breaks the entire network

While downloading FH4 through the Microsoft Store or Xbox app, the network becomes completely saturated. This causes all the devices on the network wired and wireless to stop connecting to the internet. This interrupts Netflix and YouTube streams for everyone, as well as any other network activity. Once the download from the Microsoft Store completes, the network returns to normal.


This isn't a bottle-necking issue, since multiple streams can be playing while Steam games are downloading at hundreds of MB/s, this happens specifically with Microsoft Store and Xbox app for Windows 10.


What's happening, and how can I fix it?

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Downloading Forza Horizon 4 stuck at "Starting Download"

Hi all. I'm trying to download Horizon 4 via Game Pass from the Microsoft Store. If I download the "Forza Horizon 4 Standard Edition", it gets stuck at "Acquiring License" infinitely and the downloads list shows Horizon 4 as "Starting Download", and if
I try just downloading the app just called "Forza Horizon 4", it stays stuck at "Starting Download".

These are the things I've tried:

In-Place Windows Upgrade to fix my install

WSReset.exe

Terminating and Resetting Microsoft Store app

Re-registering Windows Store through Powershell

sfc /scannow (No problems detected)

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth (No problems detected)

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth (No problems detected)

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth (No problems detected)

Stopping Windows Update service

Stopping wuauserv and BITS and clearing SoftwareDistribution

Resetting network settings

Running Tweaking.com’s Windows Repair tool

Windows Store troubleshooter (No problems detected)

Performing a Clean Boot

Logging out of and into MS Account

And yes, no updates are currently available for my PC.

 

Partial download of Forza Horizon 4 will not delete.

Hello there!

I am having problems with uninstalling partially downloaded files from my computer.

What Happened:

• I was downloading Forza Horizon 4 from the XBOX beta app on my PC but then my house had a power-cut.
• This turned my PC off and the download was stopped.
• When my PC was turned back on, 45GB was taken up on my SSD.
• The XBOX beta app and the Microsoft store app do not show that Forza Horizon 4 has been installed so I cannot click uninstall to remove the files.
• I cannot find Forza Horizon 4 anywhere on my PC even through the Apps and Features menu.
• After some digging I found "Microsoft.SunriseBaseGame" this was the Forza horizon 4 file.
• I cannot delete this as it requires permission from "SYSTEM" to delete.
• I am using my own PC that I have built.
• I have tried to solve this issue by changing the security details in the property tab of the file.
• However this still would not work.

Is there any way I can uninstall these files?

Thanks

 

Problem with Forza Horizon 4

Hi Hope

My name is Andre Da Costa; an Independent Consultant, Windows Insider MVP and Windows & Devices for IT MVP. I'm here to help you with your problem.

Have you tried lowering your screen resolution to see if the game launches?

How much free space do you have on the drive?

Could you confirm if this also happens in the default Administrator account?

Open Start

Type: cmd

Right click CMD

Click Run as administrator

At the command prompt, type:

net user administrator/active:yes

Hit Enter

Close command prompt, restart, then try signing into the Administrator account.

Do you have the latest cumulative updates for Windows 10 1803 installed?

Open Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & features

Scroll down to Forza Horizon 4

Select it

Click Advanced options

Click Reset

Restart

Check the Store for updates

If that does not work...

download the following utility and use it to remove Forza Horizon 4, extract it, launch it, scroll through the list, select Forza 4 then click Remove.

https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcen...

Reinstall it Forza Horizon 4 - Microsoft Store

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/forza-horizon...