How do i get my account back without buying it?

Hi Skittle,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Xbox Community. I am sorry that you are still prompted that you have to buy the game, even if you already purchased Minecraft. As part of our initial troubleshooting, kindly make sure that you are logged in using the same Microsoft account where you purchased the game. If you purchased it from Microsoft store, you may check it by going to https://account.microsoft.com/billing/orders

Once confirmed that you are using the correct account, please follow my recommendations below. If you don't see Minecraft, it means that you purchased the game using a different Microsoft account.

1. Delete the Minecraft launcher that exists on your computer.

2. Restart your computer.

3. Install legacy Minecraft launcher for Windows.

https://aka.ms/minecraftClientWindows

Once reinstalled, continue with these instructions.

1. Open Minecraft launcher.

2. If you are already logged in, click on your image and Gamer tag in the upper left corner of the screen and then on "Logout".

3. After logging out, delete all accounts registered in the launcher by clicking on the "X" next to each account.

4. In the Minecraft launcher, enter the Microsoft email and password.

If you bought Minecraft from Microsoft Store, you have to go to Microsoft Store>My Library then look for Minecraft and install.

Make sure you're signed into the Store app with the same Microsoft account that you used to buy the game.

If the above steps did not work, please clear the cache of the Microsoft store. Go to Settings> System> Apps & features> Click Store> Advanced options> Reset.

After the reset, log in with the Microsoft account that has Minecraft Java and reinstall Launcher.

Hope this solves your issue, please do let me know how it goes.

Regards,

Alvaro

Hi Jackson

Sorry to hear about that, however, kindly note that since this is a public forum, most of us here are all end-users like you as well and have no access to accounts.

With this, you may use the recovery form here: https://account.live.com/acsr (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-bil...)

You may also follow the steps here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-bil... and fill out the account reinstatement form here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/concern/Account...

Unfortunately, I think your only option is the account recovery form.

Hello, Bobel C. I’m Arturo, and I’ll be glad to provide assistance with your inquiry today.

I’m sorry to hear you’re having trouble retrieving your Microsoft account.

As you don’t recall the email address, you may want to try recovering your account by submitting the account recovery form but using instead a previously linked phone number or previously created Skype username (is not the same as our gamertag)

The form can be accessed here:

https://support.microsoft.com/accou...ery-form-b19c02d1-a782-dee6-93c3-dc8113b20c42

Thanks for your attention,

Arturo.

Note: Please refrain from sharing personal information, including email addresses, gamertags, etc. As community users, we are not able to enter or check your account information, and everything we comment can be seen by anyone on the internet.

Unfortunately not, your email being removed from the account makes it impossible to recover.

Please reach back if you have further questions.

Regards,
Kyle