For more information about the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

For example, the file name of the February 2020 version is Windows-KB890830-V5.80.exe, and the file name of the May 2020 version is Windows-KB890830-V5.82-ENU.exe. The following table lists the malicious software that the tool can remove. The tool can also remove any known variants at the time of release. The table also lists the version of the ...

Extract the Mrt.exe file from the package that is named Windows-KB890830-V5.123.exe /x. Create a .bat file to start Mrt.exe and to capture the return code by using ISMIF32.exe. The following is an example. @echo off Start /wait Mrt.exe /q If errorlevel 13 goto error13 If errorlevel 12 goto error12 Goto end :error13 Ismif32.exe –f MIFFILE –p ...

The Gaming Services Repair Tool for PC is now also integrated directly into the Xbox app for PC. To run the Gaming Services Repair Tool on your PC, make sure you have the 2311.1001.7.0 version or newer of the Xbox app on PC installed. To check your Xbox app version number: Launch the Xbox app for PC. Click your Profile picture.

Press the Xbox button to open the guide, select Profile & system > Settings > Devices & connections > Controllers & headsets, and then select the controller you want to update. On the Xbox Wireless Controller screen, select “…” to check the firmware version for your controller.

Solutions. Collapse all. Problems installing a game from the Xbox app. Run the Gaming Services Repair Tool. You can use this tool from within the Xbox app or try the downloadable version. For more information on how to run this tool, visit: Gaming Services Repair Tool for PC. Restart your device.

Windows 10. There are different ways to remove apps and programs, so if you can't find the one you're looking for, you can try another location. Note that some apps and programs are built into Windows and can't be uninstalled. You can try to repair a program first, if it's just not running correctly. Windows 11 Windows 10.

Learn how to update drivers in Windows using Device Manager to update or reinstall a driver.

Windows 11 users: Right-click on the Start button and select Settings, and then go to Apps > Installed apps. From there, search for Xbox, select the “…” button to open the menu, and select Advanced options. In the Background apps permissions section, select Always from the dropdown for Let this app run in background.

Go to Start > Settings > Apps > Startup. Open Startup settings. For any app in the list, select the toggle to set it to On. If you want to change the advanced settings for that app, select the arrow and make changes as desired.