FIX: Can’t download Sea of Thieves on Windows 10/11

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Sea of Thieves is a very popular game on Windows 10 and Xbox One. And according to some estimates, the game has over 2 million active players.

And, as it’s quite often the case, many have been complaining that they can’t download thegamefrom theWindows Store. Microsoft Studios is aware of the issue andreleaseda couple of possible suggestions.

Fix Sea of Thieves downloading issues

Here’s what Microsoft officially suggest to do in case you can’t download Sea of Thieves from the Store:

1. See if time/date on your PC is correct

This is a weird one, but apparently, if your PC’s clock is out of sync with the rest of the world, it can cause an error. What you need to do is:

In case all this won’t work, we have an extensive article on how tofix your Windows 10 clock if it’s wrong.

2. Reset the Windows Store

A simple refresh to theWindows Storewill clear the cache and refresh your library and permissions. Here are the steps you need to take:

If this won’t work, yourWindows Storecache might be damaged, so here’s apotential fix. And if you’re missing the Microsoftt Store entirely, here’show to take care of this, as well.

3. Check for Updates to Windows 10

To make sure you are running the latest updates to Windows 10, just click Start and type “updates” in the search box. Afer you have isntalled the latest updates, perform a complete shutdown and restart of your machine.

4. Clean your Registry

In rare cases, particular Registry changes might prevent you from downloading and installing various software and even games. Make sure to undo any recent Registry changes that may have led to this problem. We recommend using one of theseWindows 10 Registry cleanersto get the job done as quickly and safely as possible.

5. Get Support from Microsoft

Of course, there’s always support.microsoft.com where more troubleshooting advices can be found. Furthermore, we would recommend the following guides, as well:

If you’re experiencing other bugs while playing this game, seeHow to fix frequent Sea of Thieves bugs on PC and Xbox.

FIX: Can’t download Sea of Thieves on Windows 10/11#

Fix Sea of Thieves downloading issues#

1. See if time/date on your PC is correct#

2. Reset the Windows Store#

3. Check for Updates to Windows 10#

4. Clean your Registry#

5. Get Support from Microsoft#