[MCL-26341] "Failed to Start Game" Error

When I try to start the Bedrock edition, I get an error stating “Failed to Start Game.” I have tried uninstalling & reinstalling my copy of the game to no avail. Unsure what to do.

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0x7 2026-01-09T11:13:03Z

Hey Jellibean,

That “Failed to Start Game” pop-up is almost always Gaming Services throwing a fit.
Open PowerShell as admin, and paste:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers Microsoft.GamingServices | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers

then grab Gaming Services fresh from the Store (just search “Gaming Services” and install it).
While that’s running, press Win + R, then type wsreset.exe inside and run to clear the Store cache, update everything in Library, and try launching Bedrock straight from the Start menu instead of the Launcher icon.

If it still kicks you back, open the Xbox app, sign in there, and press Play inside the Xbox app,sometimes its handshake finishes when the Launcher times out.

Bedrock itself doesn’t leave nice crash logs like Java so the only text we get is the hex code in that little error box. If you see one, toss it here and we'll dig further.