I've been encountering a weird issue with Minecraft Bedrock Edition since the latest update that added built-in shaders and revamped graphics. Every time I try to launch the game, I get this error popup that says:
"gamingservicesui.exe – Application Error"
"The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application."
What's strange is that after I click 'OK,' Minecraft actually launches just fine. One more quirk is that the Minecraft icon doesn't appear on my taskbar; it just shows a blank space. I attempted to install DirectX after hearing it might help, but that didn't fix the problem. I'm not too worried since the game runs well, but I'm curious if this is tied to Gaming Services or if it's something more serious with Windows. Here's some info about my device for context:
- Operating system: Microsoft Windows 11 Home, ARM 64-bit Processor
- Processor: Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E78100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) CPU
- Graphics card: Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU
Any insights would be appreciated!
1 Answer
It sounds like you need to repair or reset Gaming Services. You can use PowerShell to do this:
1. Open PowerShell as an administrator.
2. Run the command: get-appxpackage Microsoft.GamingServices | remove-appxpackage -allusers
3. Once that’s done, you can reinstall it by typing this command in the same window: start ms-windows-store://pdp/?productid=9MWPM2CQNLHN
That should help fix the error you're encountering! Good luck!
Thanks for the detailed steps! Just to clarify, after I remove Gaming Services, should I reinstall the game itself or just the services?