0x800701b1 during launch (Update: It has returned)

Possible solution

1 Open microsoft store app
Click profile and click app settings

Turn off App updates

2 Open Xbox insider hub app
Click Previews

Scroll down
Under “Joined” click Windows Gaming

Click Manage

Leave preview

Click continue

Be patient :wink:

3 Restart PC

4 In windows seacrh bar type
powershell

Right-click on powershell and select run as administrator

Copy/paste the following command into powershell window (right-click to paste into powershell window)

Remove-Item -Path “HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\GamingServices” -Recurse

press enter

Copy/paste the following command into powershell window (right-click to paste into powershell window)

Remove-Item -Path “HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\GamingServicesNet” -Recurse

press enter

Copy/paste the following command into powershell window (right-click to paste into powershell window)

get-appxpackage Microsoft.GamingServices | remove-AppxPackage -allusers

press enter

5 Restart PC

6 Run powershell as administrator.

Copy/paste the following command into powershell window
(right-click to paste into powershell window)

start ms-windows-store://pdp/?productid=9MWPM2CQNLHN

Click Install

Restart PC

Important // Right-click msfs icon and select run as administrator.

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