He was able to press play and it starts to load and then just closes
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They need to make sure they are using an Administrator account tied to a Microsoft Account, rather than a Local Account when they download the game from the Microsoft Store. If they did this, they will need to download the XBOX Console Companion App from the Microsoft Store and restart the PC afterwards. You should then get a log-in window to show up with the Xbox app confirming your account and allowing access to the game.