An out-of-band update addresses an issue preventing installing or opening Xbox Game Pass games

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

An out-of-band update has been released to address an issue preventing installing or opening Xbox Game Pass games. This update is available over Windows Update and Microsoft Update Catalog.

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[plat]

Thanks, it did indeed show up as an Optional update. Installing KB 5004476 now. Winver is now 19043.1055 (Insiders Beta).

 

[blackice]

Gaming has become miserable on Windows this spring. There’s a reason consoles are so popular.

 

[Venustus]

Gaming has become miserable on Windows this spring. There’s a reason consoles are so popular.

Agreed, the quality of new releases is abysmal!

 

[ZeePriest]

joysticks are better than keyboards

 

[amirr]

Thanks, it did indeed show up as an Optional update. Installing KB 5004476 now. Winver is now 19043.1055 (Insiders Beta).

Those who don't game on PC, it is not necessary to install this update KB5004476, right?

 

[plat]

Oh wow, it's a judgement call, amirr. You will have to make that decision in your best interest. To me: "optional" means it's not urgent. So, it's at your discretion, especially if you don't want to do the cleanup after it's installed. At least at the next cumulative update, it'll be moot and you won't need to worry about it.

Edit: I use XBox so I applied this update.

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Should you install the KB5004476 update on Windows 10?

Obviously, if you weren’t affected by Microsoft Store failures when downloading certain games, there’s no need to install out of the band.

There is a reason why it’s labelled “optional” and it’s possible that you can run into other issues if you apply the update that you don’t really need.

When the problem first emerged, folks were able to address Store failures by resetting the Xbox app and clearing the Windows Store cache, but that’s obviously far from ideal (as it could break other functionality on the OS). To help those users, Microsoft launched an investigation last month, and a fix has been provided swiftly today.

Windows 10 KB5004476 emergency patch released to fix Xbox issues

Microsoft has published a new Windows 10 KB5004476 emergency (out of the band) optional update for PCs running version 21H1, version 20H2 and version 2004. As per the tech giant, Windows 10’s latest emergency update will address issues experienced when using the Xbox Game Pass subscription...

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