{"id":24288,"date":"2022-03-06T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windowsreport.com\/?p=24288"},"modified":"2023-10-04T10:16:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T07:16:00","slug":"games-windows-live-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/windowsreport.com\/games-windows-live-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Games for Windows Marketplace Install Failed: How to Fix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Games for Windows Live is a popular gaming service for Windows, but it has been reported that it has some problems on Windows 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Namely, users report that <span id=\"urn:enhancement-e3d5eb7e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.windowsreport.com\/windowsreport\/entity\/pc_game\">games<\/span> that use Games for Windows Live won\u2019t work on <a href=\"https:\/\/windowsreport.com\/tag\/windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows 10<\/a>, and the list of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-90df07bb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.windowsreport.com\/windowsreport\/entity\/pc_game\">games<\/span> includes many popular <span id=\"urn:enhancement-1db5917d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.windowsreport.com\/windowsreport\/entity\/pc_game\">games<\/span> that were released a few years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These <span id=\"urn:enhancement-f6369488\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.windowsreport.com\/windowsreport\/entity\/pc_game\">games<\/span> still have a great number of fans, so you can see why not being able to run them&nbsp;on Windows 10 can be such a problem for avid gamers. Speaking of problems, here&#8217;s what our readers reported in connection to GFWL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where can this error occur and what does it look like?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Games for Windows <strong>Marketplace<\/strong> install failed<\/li><li>Games for Windows Live install <strong>failed network error<\/strong> or <em>connection error<\/em> in Windows 10<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/windowsreport.com\/download-error-0x800c0008-games-windows-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download error <strong>0x800c0008<\/strong> Games for Windows Live<\/a><\/li><li>Games for Windows Live cannot connect to the <strong>live service<\/strong><\/li><li><span style=\"color: initial;\"><strong>Resident Evil 5<\/strong> Games for Windows Live install failed<\/span><\/li><li>Games for Windows Live download <strong>Fallout 3<\/strong> issues (Fortunately, we have prepared plenty of fixes for you to try when <a href=\"https:\/\/windowsreport.com\/fallout-3-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fallout 3 does not work in Windows 10 or 11<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So if you\u2019re having issues with Games for Windows Live on Windows 10, you should have a look at our solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I fix Games For Windows Live issues on Windows 10?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Reinstall Games for Windows Live<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Uninstall Microsoft Games for Windows Live Redistributable and Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace from your computer. In order to do this, we recommend a dedicated software.<\/li><li>After you\u2019ve uninstalled these applications restart your computer.<\/li><li>Download Games for Windows Live installer.<\/li><li>After you\u2019ve downloaded the installer, right-click it, and choose <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Go to <strong>Compatibility<\/strong> tab and check <strong>Run this program in compatibility mode for&#8230;<\/strong> and choose Windows 7 or <a href=\"https:\/\/windowsreport.com\/tag\/windows-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows 8<\/a> from the list.<\/li><li>While you\u2019re in the Compatibility tab make sure that you check <strong>Run as administrator<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Save the changes by clicking <strong>Apply<\/strong> and <strong>OK<\/strong> and install <span id=\"urn:enhancement-38d566b2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.windowsreport.com\/windowsreport\/entity\/pc_game\">Games<\/span> for Windows Live.<\/li><li>Everything should work now and your profile should be redownloaded and ready to use.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned, to uninstall the program in the first place, we suggest using dedicated uninstaller software, for clean removal. This is just to make sure that the process runs completely, without leaving traces in your system, which might cause trouble later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>A standard uninstall sits in the shadows of a professional uninstall, which removes all residues, including checking for leftovers after the regular uninstall. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/windowsreport.com\/best-uninstaller-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">uninstaller software<\/a> also has user-friendly interfaces, allowing you to view all installed applications on your PC in a single window. To make things easier, you can&nbsp;locate and remove unwanted&nbsp;apps faster and safer.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Install Live Sign-in Assistant<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If the previous solution doesn\u2019t work try downloading the latest Live Sign-in Assistant from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/download\/details.aspx?id=26686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the official Microsoft page<\/a>.&nbsp;After downloading and installing Live Sign-in assistant enter your login details and try launching your <span id=\"urn:enhancement-694f6357\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.windowsreport.com\/windowsreport\/entity\/pc_game\">games<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n<section id=\"related-articles-block_622897f9b6880\" class=\"related-articles\">\n\t<strong class=\"related-articles__title\">Read more about this topic<\/strong>\n\t<div class=\"related-articles__wrapper\">\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/windowsreport.com\/windows-live-id-password-not-valid\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Windows Live ID or password you entered is not valid<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/windowsreport.com\/old-games-windows-11\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How to run old games on Windows 11<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/windowsreport.com\/top-windows-10-games\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">10+ best Windows 10\/11 games<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/windowsreport.com\/play-microsoft-store-games-steam\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How to play Microsoft Store games on Steam<\/a><\/li>\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Transfer all xlive files<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Go to the following location (if you\u2019re using 32-bit Windows this location might be different): <code>C:Windows<span style=\"background-color: #f2f4f5;color: #222222\">SysWOW64<\/span><\/code><\/li><li>Find the <strong>xlive<\/strong>, <strong>xlive.dll<\/strong>, <strong>xlive.dll.cat<\/strong>, <strong>xlivefnt.dll<\/strong>, <strong>xliveinstall.dll<\/strong>, <strong>xliveinstallhost.exe<\/strong> files and copy them to <code>C:WindowsSystem32<\/code><\/li><li>Try running the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b9e04d94\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.windowsreport.com\/windowsreport\/entity\/pc_game\">game<\/span> again<\/li><li>If this didn\u2019t work, try copying those files in the installation directory of your <span id=\"urn:enhancement-e907ec7d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.windowsreport.com\/windowsreport\/entity\/pc_game\">game<\/span> where the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-648545ae\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.windowsreport.com\/windowsreport\/entity\/pc_game\">game<\/span>\u2019s .exe file is located.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s about it, we hope this article helped you to solve the problem with Games for Windows Live in Windows 10. If you have any comments or questions, just write them down in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Games for Windows Live is a popular gaming service for Windows, but it has been reported that it has some problems on Windows 10. 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