The service was extended in 2007 on the Windows platform, named Games for Windows – Live, which makes most aspects of the system available on Windows computers.

This service, in addition to a Microsoft account, is the account for Xbox consoles accounts can store games and other content. This same version is also used with Xbox Series X and Series S. An updated version of the service became available for the Xbox 360 console at the system's launch in November 2005, and a further enhanced version was released in 2013 with the Xbox One. It was first made available to the Xbox system on November 15, 2002. The Xbox network, formerly and still sometimes branded as Xbox Live, is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft. Windows 8/ 8.1/ 10/ 11 as ( Microsoft Store/ Xbox App) Windows XP – Windows 7 as ( Games for Windows – Live)

Xbox (Servers shut down on April 15, 2010) Repeat the same steps to Terminate, Repair, and Reset the Microsoft Store app.Online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service by Microsoft Note that using the Repair and Reset functions won’t delete your downloaded games. Scroll down, and click on “Terminate” to completely close the app, then on “Repair”, and finally on “Reset.” Select the Xbox app and then click on “Advanced options.” Press on Search This List and type “xbox.” Press on the Windows Search Bar and type “Apps & features.” Repair and Reset the Xbox and Microsoft Store apps Overall, it seems that during tier 1 games releases (Forza Horizon 5 and Age of Empires 4, for example) the Microsoft servers get overloaded and the download speed decreases almost anywhere.īe aware that the Xbox App reports your speed back in MB/s while the Microsoft Store reports back in Mb/s. We don’t know if this behavior is caused by the software used by the two apps, or because they have access to different servers. In several cases, the users achieved a higher download speed when using the Microsoft Store. Open the Microsoft Store, find and resume the game download. Start the download inside the Xbox App, pause it, and close the app.

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