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How to Download Xbox Gaming Services
The app is free to download by all users
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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It seems like Microsoft is making significant efforts towardimproving gaming on Windows 10. Social media users nowadays can now download the Xbox Gaming Services app on the Microsoft Store.
Theappis rumored to be released as a part of the new gaming features that are currently being tested by Microsoft in new Insider builds.
What is the Xbox Gaming Services app?
The Gaming Services app was initially spotted by a Twitter user, you can find this one as a freeapplicationunder utilities and tools.
The Twitter user also stated that the Game Services app has been introduced as a part of the Game Core updates that have been scheduled forXbox Liveand UWP.
It enhances the performance of theWindows Storeas theappis going to facilitate the installation of largeappsthrough theWindows Store.
How can I download the Xbox Gaming Services app?
You will end up installing two drivers along with theappon your PC, the first one is Gaming Filter (Microsoft Gaming Install Filter Driver), and the other one is XVD Disk Driver (Microsoft Gaming Filesystem Driver).
Click here todownload the Xbox Gaming Services app.
What permissions does the Xbox Gaming Services app require?
Theappdescription states that it requires a couple of permissions from the user. It requires access to your internet connection and all your peripheral devices, files, programs, and apps.
Furthermore, it also requires permission to directly manage otherapps, collect information regarding other apps, install a service on the machine, and control system policies related to already installedapps.
Some clues have forced gamers to think that Microsoft is working pretty hard to bring gaming to Windows. You might not have noticed that Windows 10 19H1 preview builds directly download the State of Decay Game from XboxLive servers rather than the Microsoft Store server.
Therefore, it is evident that your Windows 10 PCs will soon getXboxfeatures. In the future, we can expect that the gap between the PC and theXboxplatform will be reduced.
Microsoft Store will be offering its games for both platforms i.e. PC andXbox. It is also expected that the currentXboxgaming infrastructure will be used to rebuildWindows Storefor PC. And this should help get rid of situations where gaming services download is stuck on pending.
We hope you managed to find out all you needed to know about the Xbox Gaming Services app, as well as download it to your PC.
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Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
