Hopefully this helps some people get around the closed nature of the Windows Store. 343 Industries has revealed that the upcoming Halo 5: Forge map editor for Windows 10 PCs will get a custom game browser sometime after it launches on Sept. Provided your PC meets the requirements, it should work.
In the Powershell window type the following (hint: rename the install package to something short beforehand) Then just wait for the install to finish (If you want to install somewhere other than C: drive, go to Settings -> System -> Storage and change the install drive under 'New apps will save to:')ġ0. Open the folder the install package is located in Windows Explorer, press Alt + D and type 'powershell' and hit Enter. After that is done, pause the download and close the Store This is so your PC obtains the licence information for the game so it can activate on first launch.
Start the download of Halo 5 Forge from the Windows Store on this PC, but pause it after about 10 MB. When the download is complete and you're back on your target PC (with the downloaded. So, basically you should see this (if we were downloading Forza 6 Apex). If you do not know what to look for, see this example (basically, a URL containing '/filestreamingservice/files').Īfter copying the link, close Fiddler, cancel the download in the Store and paste the link into your web browser or a download manage and let it complete. Right click one and click Copy -> Just URL. In Fiddler, check the traffic for a large amount of requests to a Microsoft website. If it doesn't work there, or you do not want the Halo app as well, install from the My Library option when you click on your account image In the Windows Store, start the download for Halo 5: Forge. Save Changes afterwards and close the WinConfig window. In Fiddler, click WinConfig, and in the following menu check Store. This program will be used to find the link to the install package generated by the Windows Store.
Make sure the both PCs have the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (build 1607) installedĭownload and install Fiddler. It also works for other games such as Forza Horizon 3 or Gears of War 4. I know some people have secondary laptops that they wish to use to download the game and transfer to another PC (I was one of them). I aim to update that with more screenshots and maybe a video guide soon. A more generic version of this guide exists here.