why would windows 10 need xsts.auth.xboxlive.com -- firewalla reports Gaming activitiy on a device that NEVER plays games

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Eagleneiv181

• April 19, 2021 17:00

I have a Windows 10 box that is NOT used for gaming.  Absolutely nothing gaming.  Browsing (using Firefox or Chrome), Email and calendaring (using Thunderbird), Office 365 and Quicken and, seasonally, TurboTax.

Why would Firewalla be constantly detecting and reporting "Device XXX is playing games on xsts.auth.xboxlive.com"  ?    Note this is logged at times when I'm not even using the machine as well as times when I am.

I do NOT see these reports referencing my machines that are still Windows 7.

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  Firewalla

  • April 19, 2021 22:04

  This is because windows 10 for some reason is integrated with xbox, and it will call xboxlive.com api's once a while.   You can ignore this alarm 

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  Eagleneiv181

  • April 19, 2021 23:58

  I'd feel better if it was safe to block it -- but if it really is so heavily integrated that would probably break something, wouldn't it?

   

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  Andy brown

  • April 20, 2021 13:55

  You can block it.

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  pylorns

  • November 09, 2021 13:42

  Yeah i game, but I'm not sure why its reporting to xbox that I'm playing a game on steam.. or something else.  Im blocking it - will see what it does. 

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