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Not Able to Open or Install Apps and Games on SD Card After Windows Phone 8.1 Update [Fix]
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Not only Windows 8 orWindows 8.1users are affected by numerous glitches and bugs, but alsoWindows Phoneusers. So, starting from today, we have decided to speak about some of these commonerrors, as well.Recently, on the Microsoft community support forums, one frustrated users has been saying that he is not able to installappsand games on hisSD cardafter installingWindows Phone 8.1 update. He mentions that he has updated this Lumia 820 toWindows Phone 8.1 and right after making the update, theappsand games onSD cardno longer work and it’s also impossible to reinstall. Here’s what he said:
i’ve just updated my lumia 820 to wp8.1. after updating to wp8.1, non of theapps/games are working. i tried to transfer themtosd cardbut not working. even i tried to uninstall an reinstallappsto sd card but still for everyapp/game same error comes as:“we are having problem installing thisapp. If you are trying to update anappand the problem continues, you might need to uninstall theappand then install it again.” everything else on card is working fine, like music, videos and pictures.
How to solve apps, games not installing on Windows Phone 8.1 SD card?
This is a fresh issues, so there aren’t too many solutions out there. If you happen to know something, do let us know and we’ll be swift to update this article with new information. I’ll also be keeping an eye on the problem and will report once there are new replies worthy sharing. Here’s what you can do for now:
Windows Phone 8.1 SD card issues can also be solved but using a radical solution that you should ultimately use only if none of the methods work: formatting your SD card. Try to backup all your important files, apps and data saved on your Windows PC and start the process. After formatting the SD card, try to search if there are not any specific partition settings you should install. Backup all your files on your SD card and try again.
Let us know with your comment below if you too are having this problem and we’ll try to escalate it to Microsoft and will update with new info once they are available.
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Radu Tyrsina
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