Windows 10: Why carnt i play my games on external hard drives anymore

Discus and support Why carnt i play my games on external hard drives anymore in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; somewhere along the lines of updates from Microsoft or me just installing all drivers from msi I come to a point that I have to transfer all my games... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by GillianTrin, Nov 15, 2020.

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    GillianTrin Win User

    Why carnt i play my games on external hard drives anymore


    somewhere along the lines of updates from Microsoft or me just installing all drivers from msi I come to a point that I have to transfer all my games to my internal hard drive


    Is there a work around some kind of a fix that microsoft can create.


    pps i dont use microsoft games for such a feature that every time i reinstall i have to redownload game but thats a freebie


    go microsoft

    :)
     
    GillianTrin, Nov 15, 2020
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