Merry Christmas!
Some people might think that setting up an Xbox isn't directly related to Windows; however, Windows 8.x, Server 2012, Windows Phone, and Xbox are all related at the kernel level, even if they're not fully compatible. Microsoft has announced on numerous occasions that they intend to build a single operating system that will span across the full spectrum of computing devices to include phone, tablets / phablets, gaming consoles, laptops / desktops, and servers. Setting up our new Xbox One today, I learned that the base OS version is Windows 6.2.x which is a version of Windows 8.
How awesome would it be to play Xbox games on your PC or vice versa???
To the point of the post. After I physically installed the Xbox One today and did the initial boot, we encountered a multilingual error screen (Black Screen of Death (BSOD)) that displayed the error code E305 00000001 80073CFE. I searched for the error code on the Xbox One Support page but all I saw were several forum posts where people complained about the same issue.
I got on chat with "John H" and he directed to the Xbox One support page titled Offline System Update Diagnostic Tool. Several forum posts also linked to the page, so I was already looking at it. The page explains how to download several versions of the tool, depending on OS version, install it to a USB drive, and then boot your device to troubleshoot any errors.
I followed the directions for in the section addressing initial boot errors, but encountered another BSOD with error code E101 00000504 800070570. I searched the Xbox One support page again and found a forum post titled March update doesn't download which addresses both error codes.
Per the advice of one of the users, I downloaded to tool to "Restore Factory Defaults" on the system and booted from the USB drive per the instructions on the Offline System Update Diagnostic Tool page. After about 10 minutes, or so, the console booted to the setup screen and I was in like Flynn. We're now downloading a couple of games that came bundled with the console.
Here's to hoping that you don't run into any issues this Christmas with your Xbox, but that they're as easy to resolve as this if you do.
As usual, questions and constructive comments are welcome.
