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Xbox Game Pass for PC not freeing up space after uninstall

I have uninstalled 3 game pass games and none of them have freed up space however they are no longer visible in Xbox game pass, settings > Apps, Control Panel > Add report , etc

i have tried making myself the owner to the windows app folder as some have suggested and i can now see the individual files, however i am still unable to uninstall as it says i don't have permissions (i am unable to add these permissions)

please someone help this is doing my Nut in,

Hello, first it's a pleasure to be able to help you today.
My name is Georges C.

I'm sorry for the inconvenience this situation is causing you.
Welcome to the community. I hope I can help you in the best way.

Hello Edgelord1989, in addition to these procedures you did on the PC, could you tell if you tried a few more, and if your Windows has the latest version installed at 21H1?

See which version of Windows 10 you have

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/see...

Download Windows 10

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...

Also try some of the procedures below.

Defragment your Windows 10 PC

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/def...

Using System File Checker in Windows 10

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/usi...

chkdsk

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server...

Best regards,

Georges C.

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Hi Georges,

thank you for the above, however after doing everything suggested the folders are still there and taking up space. I can confirm I have windows 10 home 21H1

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Hello dear Gamer, first it's a pleasure to be able to help you today.
My name is Vinicius.
I am a gamer and independent advisor on the XBOX community platform.

Hey mate, how are you today? Hope you're well.

Still need some help?

Try this on your PC:

Step 1: Click Update & security on the Settings page to continue.

Step 2: Click Recovery and click Get Started on the right to continue.

Step 3: Choose Keep my files to reset your PC.

Step 4: Read the subsequent messages and click Reset.

After the computer has restarted successfully, you have refreshed Windows 10.

This will remove the game files of your PC.

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Last updated April 24, 2025 Views 1,560 Applies to: