

Click Retry in the store à This should now succeed #5 - Using Powershell command to complete installationġ. Download the content from the store, to the point where it fails at 99% / Install phaseĪdd-AppXPackage -RegisterByFamilyName -MainPackage Microsoft.SeaofThieves_8wekyb3d8bbweģ. Notification will appear to state Sea of Thieves is ready to play Bring up Task Manager (CTRL + SHIFT + ESCAPE)ĥ. Go to C:\Users\User_name\AppData\Local\Packages \Microsoft.WindowsStore_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCacheġ. REPLACE USER_NAME WITH YOUR LOCAL PC USERNAME #3 - Removing Microsoft Store local cache fileġ.

#2 - Perform a clean boot of windows (prevents any 3rd party apps from automatically booting stopping potential conflicts)

Once prompted to choose a storage location, choose another drive which is not your default drive. Wait for it to disappear and the Store will automatically open.ġ. When viewing the Sea of Thieves Microsoft Store page, click Install.Ģ. A black MS-Dos screen will appear for a few seconds.If the Windows permission box appears, click "Yes" or "Run". Right-Click on the command and click "Run as Administrator".Click Start and type "wsreset", without quotes.Close the Microsoft Store app if you have it open.You can use the steps below to refresh the Store which will clear the cache and refresh your library and permissions. After the clean boot, you can do a normal boot by going to “System Configuration” and selecting “Normal startup” in the “General” tab.If you're having trouble downloading Sea of Thieves from the Windows Store, there are a few things you can try: Reset the Microsoft Store However, for us, the apps started downloading by just doing a clean boot once. So, you can disable some apps or startup items permanently to make sure the problem does not rise again. If the apps are downloading, there might be some third party services or startup items that might be interfering with Windows Store. The computer will then restart in clean boot and you can then try and install apps in the Windows Store. Once done, click “Ok” in the System Configuration window and restart your PC.In the Task Manager, go to “Startup” tab and disable all the startup items one by one. After you are done, go to the “Startup” tab and open “Task Manager”.Then, go to the “Services” tab of System Configuration and check the “Hide all Microsoft services” option.Go to Cortana or Start and search for “msconfig” and click on the “System Configuration” result.
