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How do I completely reinstall Windows Gaming Services using PowerShell commands?

How to install Gaming Services on Windows 11 - H2S Media

1.Open PowerShell as Administrator:Required to elevate permissions for system app removal.

  1. Right-click the Start button (or press Win + X).

  2. Select Terminal (Admin) or Windows PowerShell (Admin).

  3. Click Yes on the User Account Control (UAC) prompt.

2.Uninstall Gaming Services and purge registry entries:Clears corrupted service keys that cause reinstall failures.

Execute the following command to remove the Gaming Services package across all users:

PowerShell

Get-AppxPackage *gamingservices* -allusers | Remove-AppxPackage -allusers

Next, execute these two commands to wipe any orphaned registry keys left behind by failed updates:

PowerShell

Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GamingServices" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GamingServicesNet" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

3.Restart your PC:Crucial for clearing locked background processes.

Restart your computer. Do not skip this step—Windows must unload the cleared registry entries from system memory before reinstalling the service handler.

4.Trigger fresh Gaming Services installation:Directly launches the hidden Microsoft Store download page.

  1. After rebooting, open PowerShell as Administrator again.

  2. Execute the following command to open the official Gaming Services product listing:

PowerShell

Start-Process "ms-windows-store://pdp/?productid=9MWPM2322VK5"

  1. The Microsoft Store will open directly to the Gaming Services page. Click Get or Install.

  2. Once the download completes, launch the Xbox App and test your game or cloud sync.

Alternative Command (Command Line Trigger)

If the Store page fails to prompt an install button after running the command above, you can force the Store dependency installer directly via PowerShell:

PowerShell

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider | Reset-AppxPackage
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