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How do I change my country on my Xbox account on my computer?

Xbox Live Gold, Xbox Game Pass.
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Change your region in Windows
  1. Select Start > Settings > Time & Language > Language & Region.
  2. Under Country or region, select your new region.
  3. You can switch back to your original region at any time.
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Can I change my Xbox account country?

On your Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S
  1. Sign in to your Xbox console.
  2. Press the Xbox button  to open the guide.
  3. Select Profile & system > Settings > System > Language & location.
  4. Select your new country from the drop-down list under Location.
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How do I change the currency on my Microsoft account?

To change the default currency settings in Windows, in Control Panel, choose Clock and Region > Region > Additional Settings. On the Currency tab, in the Currency symbol box, type or select a currency symbol.
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How do I make my Xbox account local?

On the console:
  1. Press the Xbox button  to open the guide and select Profile & system > Add or switch > Add new.
  2. Select Get a new email on the Sign in screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.
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Can I change my Microsoft account to a local account?

In Start , select Settings > Accounts > Your info. Select Sign in with a local account instead. Select Next,then select Sign out and finish. Sign back in with your new local account.
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How to Change Country on Xbox Account (Easy 2023)

How do I merge my Microsoft account with a local account?

For security reasons, it's not possible to merge or combine Microsoft accounts, nor can you transfer such things as your game progress or gamertag, account purchases and balance from one account to another. Microsoft personal accounts and Microsoft 365 work or school accounts can be used side by side.
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Why wont it let me change my Microsoft account country?

If you can't change country or region, it might be for one of these reasons: You changed the country or region within the last three months. Your account is suspended. For example, the credit card on a subscription has expired, or your subscription has a balance due.
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Why is Microsoft Store showing wrong currency?

Its possible that the settings are incorrect for your location and this is causing the currency to show incorrectly on the Store App. You can change the settings by following these steps. a)Type "Region" on the Start screen, click "Settings" and press enter.
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Are Xbox accounts region locked?

Microsoft. The Xbox and the Xbox 360 are region-locked, but some games are region-free and will play in any region. Digital content through Xbox Live on the Xbox 360 and original Xbox are also region-locked, such as DLC, movies, and apps.
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Can your Xbox get region locked?

Short answer: the Xbox One is region-free for games, but it is region locked for Blu-rays and DVDs.
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What happens if I change my Xbox location?

You don't change the region, you change the location on your console, two very different thing. You can swap your console location as much as you want, and it will change the store you have, its supposed to remove all the credit on your previous location, but I have never tested it that way.
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Why is my Xbox in dollars?

It may well be that your account region setting is incorrect. In the top right of the window it should in your case say GB Personal account, if it shows the wrong region then that indicates your account region is incorrect. You would then need to migrate the account to the correct region.
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Why did Microsoft charge me a dollar?

If it's a $1 or $2 charge, it's a charge to confirm your credit card when it's your first time using it at Microsoft. It will be refunded automatically. If the charge amount is the same as the item you purchased, check if you find more than one order in your purchase history via this link.
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Does Xbox currency expire?

it does not expire, it is not removed for time, it will stay in your account for as long as the Xbox platform lasts.
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Can you refund currency on Xbox?

Refunds are typically issued for requests made within 14 days of the purchase date for games in which you haven't accumulated a significant amount of play time. For single-use items (like consumables and in-game currency), your request is likely eligible only if the consumable was not redeemed or used.
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How do I change my country on my account?

Change your Google Play country
  1. On your Android device, open the Google Play Store app .
  2. At the top right, tap the profile icon.
  3. Tap Settings General Account and device preferences. ...
  4. Tap the country where you want to add an account.
  5. Follow the on-screen instructions to add a payment method for that country.
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Why can't I change my country and region?

The apps, games, and other content in the Store can vary by country. You must wait 12 months after initially creating a payments profile before you can change your Play country. You can only change your Play country once per year. If you change your country, you won't be able to change it back for one year.
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Why does my computer say I'm in a different country?

That's because Google will try to detect your location based on the IP address. Sometimes location databases have incorrect information and end up determining that you are in a different country.
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Can I have two Microsoft accounts on one computer?

You cannot have two Microsoft accounts open simultaneously on one computer, one of the reason is that the accounts can be linked to different features. However, if you have multiple Microsoft accounts, you can create new users according to the accounts and add the accounts in the new users.
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Which is better local account or Microsoft account?

A Local Account Exists on Your Windows Computer Only

As a result of existing only on one computer, a local account is more secure than a Microsoft account. So if someone manages to gain access to your Microsoft account's credentials, they can't use them to access any of your Windows devices that use a local account.
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Can I migrate my Microsoft account to another Microsoft account?

By creating a new user account with your desired Microsoft Account, you may transfer all the data and settings from the old user account to the new user account folder.
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How many times I can change Xbox account region?

tl;dr: Change console region at any time. Change account region once every three months.
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