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How do I share games between Microsoft accounts?

Go to xbox.com, and log in to the main account that owns the game/games. Click on your profile in the top right, and click Microsoft profile. On that website (it's a mainly colored white site with lots of blue text) there will be a family setting somewhere. Add the members by inputting their emails.
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Can you share games through Microsoft family?

Invite and share with friends and family

After purchasing Game Pass Friends & Family, go to the Services & subscriptions page for your Microsoft account to manage your Game Pass Friends & Family group. As a primary account holder, you can share benefits, manage pending invites, and view and remove active group members.
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How do I share games between Xbox accounts?

Select Add new, and then add both accounts to your Xbox One. Step 2: From there, you must make your gameshare partner's Xbox One your “home Xbox.” Go to Settings > Personalize > Make my home Xbox. Step 3: In that menu, register the system as your default device.
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Can you play the same game on multiple Xbox accounts?

Each Xbox console must have either a digital or physical copy of a game. For example, if you have other consoles in your home and other people want to play the same game with you using those additional consoles, each console must have its own copy of the game.
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How do I share Xbox games with family?

Go to Settings > General > Personalization > My Home Xbox > Make this my Home Xbox. Once you do this, everyone who uses this console should be able to access your purchased games, subscriptions, and other downloadable content from the Microsoft Store.
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How to Game Share on Windows 10 Microsoft Store

Does Xbox allow game sharing?

Enable Game Sharing On Your Device & Your Friend's Device

This also will allow anyone who has access to your console to play your games without having to sign in. Start by clicking the Xbox Button on your controller to open up the Home Menu.
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Can I share my Xbox Live account on 2 Xboxes?

You can sign in to multiple devices at once, such as an Xbox One console, Xbox Series X|S console, mobile device, Windows device, or through cloud gaming. However, there are exceptions to this rule.
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How do I share purchased apps with family Microsoft?

To add someone to your Microsoft family, go to your Microsoft account, family page, scroll down, and select Add a family member. Repeat this for each family member. You can have up to twenty people in your family, although you can only share your Microsoft 365 subscription with five of them.
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Can I share a game bought in the Microsoft Store?

To share games with your family members you can create a Microsoft Family group and share the games. To do this, refer the article on Sharing Windows 10 Store Apps with your Family. Let us know if you need any further assistance, we will be glad to assist you. Was this reply helpful?
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How do I transfer purchased apps to another account Microsoft?

Generally it is not possible to transfer purchases on the Microsoft Store from one Microsoft Account to another account, you will need to contact Microsoft Support to see if they can do this for you . . . Or choose a local Phone Number: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13948/...
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What is Microsoft family sharing?

You can share your Microsoft 365 Family subscription with up to five people in your family. Everyone gets their own Office apps to install on all their devices, plus 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage each, and other services. The easiest way to do this is to set up your Microsoft family group.
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Can I have 2 Xbox accounts on one Microsoft account?

You can only sign in to the Xbox app for Windows PC and Xbox Console Companion app with one Microsoft account at a time. However, you can switch between different Microsoft accounts.
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How do I merge two Xbox accounts?

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.
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Can I purchase a game on one account and then access it from a different account on the same console?

Can I purchase a game on one account and then access it from a different account on the same console? As long as that account is logged into the Xbox, any other account on that Xbox can play that game.
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How do I enable game sharing?

How to enable PS5 Console Sharing and Offline Play
  1. Go to Settings > Users and Accounts > Other > Console Sharing and Offline Play.
  2. Select Enable or Disable.
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How does Xbox family work?

An Xbox family group allows parents or guardians to help maintain a healthy gaming experience on the Xbox network for everyone in their household. These family safety settings apply to any Xbox console or device that that member signs in to.
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Can you share games on a console?

When you enable console sharing and offline play, anyone who uses your PS5 console can: Play your games and media even when the console is offline. Play games and media you've purchased and downloaded.
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What happens if you have two Microsoft accounts?

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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Can you have 2 Microsoft accounts with same email?

If you see a screen asking, "Which account do you want to use?" when you sign in, it means that you may have two accounts with Microsoft using the same email address.
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Can I switch between 2 Microsoft accounts?

Select Start , select and hold (or right-click) the account name icon (or picture), then select Switch user. Select the Start button on the taskbar. Then, on the left side of the Start menu, select the account name icon (or picture), then select a different user to switch to their account.
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Can two people use the same Microsoft account?

You can share your Microsoft 365 Family subscription with up to five other people. Each person will use their own Microsoft account to install Office on all their devices and be signed in to five at the same time.
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How do I enable Microsoft family sharing?

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  1. Using a web browser, visit family.microsoft.com. Sign into your Family Safety account.
  2. Click Add a family member.
  3. Enter family member's phone number or email address and click Next.
  4. Decide family member's role (member or organizer) and click Next > Invite. Note: Invitee will receive a link to join via email.
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Do you have to pay for Microsoft family?

You can choose to pay for your subscription on a monthly or yearly basis, and the Microsoft 365 Family plan lets you share your subscription with your family for up to 6 people, and use your apps on multiple PCs, Macs, tablets, and phones.
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Can you be in two Microsoft families at once?

Unfortunately, microsoft does not allow an account to be a member of two families. Each account can be part of only one family.
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How do I leave Microsoft family if I'm the only one?

Leaving or being removed from a family group will not delete Microsoft accounts.
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To remove yourself from a family group
  1. Using a web browser, sign in to family.microsoft.com.
  2. Click next to your name and select Leave family group.
  3. Select Remove to confirm.
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