Windows 10: Why is it that I still can't select drives that aren't my default to download games?

Discus and support Why is it that I still can't select drives that aren't my default to download games? in Microsoft Windows 10 Store to solve the problem; I honestly can't comprehend how the Microsoft store can be this primitive that I actually have to go into my settings to set my default download... Discussion in 'Microsoft Windows 10 Store' started by Ridikis, Feb 26, 2021.

  1. Ridikis Win User

    Why is it that I still can't select drives that aren't my default to download games?


    I honestly can't comprehend how the Microsoft store can be this primitive that I actually have to go into my settings to set my default download location to a different drive just to download a game. I also can't understand how there are millions of issues just changing that option. Would the easier solution be to just have a somewhat decent store that can recognize the ability to download items to locations aside from the default drive? Every other store has the miniscule brain power required to do this yet the Microsoft store can't seem to figure out that some people like to keep games on different drives from their OS.

    :)
     
    Ridikis, Feb 26, 2021
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  2. diego Win User

    Icons from apps aren´t displayed correctly



    Why is it that I still can't select drives that aren't my default to download games? [​IMG]


    The native apps from the system are all showing this strange square instead of the normal icons. Please help resolve this problem. Thanks
     
    diego, Feb 26, 2021
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  3. jumanji Win User
    FAT32 for 1 T drive

    Download, install and run MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition 9.1 Best Free Partition Manager for Windows | MiniTool Partition Free Delete all existing partitions on your 1TB drive. The full drive should show as unallocated.
    Again right click on it and click on create. Choose FAT32 as File system > OK > Apply.


    Why is it that I still can't select drives that aren't my default to download games? [​IMG]



    Why is it that I still can't select drives that aren't my default to download games? [​IMG]


    Note: All data in your drive will be lost when you delete and format the drive. So backup all data in the drive to another HDD. Make sure that you select the correct drive to delete and format.
     
    jumanji, Feb 26, 2021
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  4. DaveM121 Win User

    Why is it that I still can't select drives that aren't my default to download games?

    Default drive permissions

    Hi Jortus

    If you need to reset default permissions on that drive, here are the steps:

    Click your Start Button, then just type cmd

    Form the resulting list, right click Command Prompt and choose 'Run as Administrator'

    Paste this command into Command Prompt and press Enter

    icacls "D:\" /t /q /c /reset
     
    DaveM121, Feb 26, 2021
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