can i get a inactive gamertag

Hi there,

there is a chance that a gamertag will become available after some non-activity, but then it must be fully inactive and it will take at least 5 years before it will be removed and may become available again.

There is no option to request it though, it's just waiting and periodically checking if it is available.

Inactive spaced gamertags should be removed and released. They are inactive, 100 percent inactive place holding gamertags.

the account may look inactive but can be in use in other microsoft products, unless the account is inactive for 2 years then it will not be available. I have another account that i specifically use for one thing and that has a gamertag, but does not get
used (yet) for gaming.

As others have stated, gamertags get periodically released after they have been inactive for a while.

Some accounts may apear as inactive in xbox live (may have no gamerscore for example) but are actually used for other purposes such as an email account.

Once they are marked as expired, there is another waiting period to confirm they are inactive (the owner of the gamertag can re-activate the account to keep the tag if they want)

I want to change my gamertag to the name I use on all other platforms, the gamertag is used by an inactive (atleast 5 years inactive) Xbox account. How can this gamertag be reset so that I can use it on my own account?

If they sign into the Microsoft account their xbox gamertag is tied to in order check their email at least once every 2 years then this will also make their account (active) and basically would never have their gamertag reset as long as they do that.

Because of that there really is no way to know for sure if an account is inactive or not.