Does Playstation Continually Download While Playing Other Game
Hey Mattster. I'm Greg, an installation specialist, 10 year Windows MVP, and Volunteer Guardian Moderator here to help you.
That's strange. I don't think that's how it should work. We see a lot of problems with the Store app so let's try some of the fixes which most work:
I'll give you everything possible to repair the store. Even if you've tried a step please do it over in this sequence. If any steps cannot be performed then report it and move on to the next:
1) Try updating Store apps: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/402625...
2) Make sure you have the latest Windows 10 version 1903 in Settings > System > About and if not skip to Step 10 to install it by the most stable method.
3) See if the fixes here help: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3053099/windows...
4) Try running the Windows Store apps Troubleshooter at Settings > Update & Security > Troubleshoot.
5) Try resetting the Store cache: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/reset-windows-sto...
6) If that fails go to Settings>Apps and highlight Microsoft Store, choose Advanced Settings, then Reset. After it resets, restart PC.
7) If that fails then reinstall Store. Type CMD in Start Search, right click Command Prompt result to Run as Administrator, copy the following code and paste it into the box using the Edit tools from Box's top left dropdown menu, press Enter:
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "& {$manifest = (Get-AppxPackage *WindowsStore*).InstallLocation + '\AppxManifest.xml' ; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $manifest}"
8) Clear the LocalCache Folder: Open Run by pressing the Windows key + R hotkey.
Copy and paste %localappdata% in Run and click OK.
Open Packages> Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe > LocalCache folder.
Press the Ctrl + A hotkey to select all content within the LocalCache folder.
Press the Delete button.
9) If these all fail then go over this checklist to make sure the install is set up correctly, optimized for best performance, and any needed repairs get done: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...
Start with Step 4 to turn off Startup freeloaders which can conflict and cause issues, then Step 7 to check for infection the most thorough way, then step 10 to check for damaged System Files, and also Step 16 to test a new Local Admin account because of the serious and persistent problem with corrupted accounts. Then continue with the other steps to go over your install most thoroughly.
10) If nothing else works then do a Repair Install, by installing Media Creation Tool and then choosing to Upgrade Now. This reinstalls Windows while keeping files, programs and most settings in place, and is also the most stable method to advance to the latest version. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/m...
I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let us know how it goes. I will keep working with you until it's resolved.
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So fix 1-6 didn't work for me and my system is all up to date. I doubt trying to mess with the cache in different ways or reinstall it or anything is really going to change anything from my experience with programs acting in weird ways under specific conditions.
So I tested some things. If I restarted the download with the game open sometimes it would auto fail to retry and sometimes it would work for a minute or so. I've had this same issue last month I just didn't really care to look it up since I had other things to do and just let it download outerworlds.
What I have noticed is that it plays nice with a program I use from steam to get animated desktops regardless if it is launched at start or if I launch the application after the download started. What it hates is games. I was downloading something after outerworlds and it failed then too but I wasn't in a rush and again just let it download instead of playing at the time. I had suspected that maybe it was just that I was trying to play and download 2 things related to microsoft store and much like Steam cancels downloads if you launch a game from Steam but Steam has an option to do it anyways or completely disable the feature. So I figured maybe the Microsoft store was just incompetent.
But I was trying to play a game from Steam this time and it did it anyways telling me that for some reason it just hates any apps that take up a lot of resources or it is being intrusive and just looking for any game clients related to any program running. Or the store is just poorly designed which wouldn't really surprise me all that much either. Even though this is something steam managed to do flawlessly like 7 years ago.
Sorry if it sounds a bit annoying but really this isn't something big enough I want to hardcore trouble shoot or waste a bunch of time on. Its just easier to go do something else for like an hour while something downloads. I can confirm its not a system issue with my side since Steam's downloads while playing still works perfectly fine and I don't really feel like spending the next few hours figuring this out and restarting my computer a bunch of times. As long as its not a hardware issue its just easier to blame Microsoft for poor storefront design and coding.
Thanks for trying to assist though.
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There are plenty of problems we see every day here with the Store.
Have you monitored resources via Task Manager to see if the game has unusual usage?
Also you can give a game or other apps priority in Windows 10:
https://winaero.com/blog/change-process-priorit...
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I gave it priority and it still pretty much kills the download. I tried launching crypt of the necrodancer this time since its a simple pixel art game and isn't even hard on any system. Still killed the download except for 1 time where it worked perfectly fine until I close the game at which point the download canceled. No unusual spikes on my task manager. Under 20% cpu. 40-45% memory mostly due to chrome. Disk at like 1% due to AVG doing whatever it feels like. And 8% network on one of the service programs.
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No expert in forums (where we see the most cases, by the thousands) recommends AVG since it bloated up about 10 years ago and started causing problems. I would uninstall in Settings > Apps > Apps & Features and try running only built-in Defender which gives adequate protection, best Windows performance, least issues, and is from Microsoft who knows how to protect their OS best.
After uninstalling antivirus in Settings > Apps > Apps & Features, restart the PC, then type Security in Start Search, open Windows Defender Settings, there and in Windows Defender Security Center fix anything that's flagged.
If you want the best on-demand scanner download and install Malwarebytes from https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/
In it's Settings > Protection > Scan Options enable Scan for Rootkits.
Then on Scan tab choose Threat Scan and Run Scan.
Clean up anything found, restart PC and then run again until it comes up clean.
If you want to keep Malwarebytes as an on-demand scanner then you can disable its Real Time trial version in it's Settings > Accounts tab.
Next check for damaged System Files: https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-use-sfc-scannow...
If it cannot repair them see Step 10 here to continue: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...
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Look thanks but you clearly are just pointing at random stuff now. AVG isn't the issue and if you consider 1% drive as bloat your just being silly. Like 20% of my cpu is just being used by chrome NOT AVG. I have a mid to high end gaming pc so trust me I'm not hurting for performance from applications. And multiple virus detection software is only good since the idea of them conflicting has been mostly debunked and is highly outdated.
Due to the fact that steam still download and installs games while I play other things perfectly fine but the Microsoft store can't is not a result of bloat or anything with my specific system. Its purely either somehow the store messed up an update and corrupted in this one very specific way which I find pretty unlikely. Or the program is simply inept and this is why people hate using this store front but the gamepass is actually to good of a value to pass up for me.
Honestly I know its not going to happen but I really wish microsoft would put gamepass on Steam just like EA plans to with their origin access since Steam actually has good programming I've never had an issue with just downloading something while playing other things. And it didn't download candy crush on my machine by default nor try to spy on me when windows 10 came out before the community complained enough for us to get some disabling options. So lets talk about whats really bloat here.
Really though thanks for trying to assist but please do not insult peoples preferences for programs when they are clearly not the issue.
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You mentioned AVG so I would be remiss if I didn't let you know that of the hundreds of people who I've made the same suggestion, it solved the problem in close to half of the cases. That's hardly random. I've been doing this for ten years daily and won the highest award in the tech field every one of those years.
I wasn't trying to start a debate, just wanted to be thorough and share long experience. I'm sorry if I offended you by stating facts about AVG that every expert in the tech field agrees with.
If you want to complain to Microsoft use the Feedback Hub app in Start Menu where developers are tasked to process consumer feedback. But Microsoft will not even see it here because this is a tech forums where we are mostly volunteers trying to help solve your problems.
Good bye and good luck.
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Source: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/microsoft-store-stops-downloading-games-when/106684fb-1809-4599-a268-01f480e8263e
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