How do I transfer Minecraft Windows 10 edition to a new laptop?

Cat Attack1 · Jul 3, 2023

I purchased Minecraft Windows 10 edition at christmas 2021, I bought a new device and want to transfer the game. When I log into the microsoft store with the same microsoft account I bought the game with, it does not allow me to transfer the game to my new device. Is there another way to transfer the game?

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Ronnieee

Glad I was able to help out on this. Take care and enjoy!

Cat Attack1

Hi there,

Thankyou so much for your help, your advice helped me solve my problem. I very much appreciate your assistance as I now know I didn't waste my money.

Thankyou!!

Ronnieee

Hi there! This is Ronnie, an independent advisor.

Nice to meet you and I hope you are having a great day!

I understand you need help with your Minecraft game problem.

If I may ask, when you check the store, does it not say that you owned the game?

It should be transferred together with your account as long as the account used is the same account that bought the game. Try to check your order history first to see if the game was indeed purchased on there here:

https://account.microsoft.com/billing/orders/

Try checking the Microsoft store if the account is the same. Thanks!

SalernoSilva

I bought the Windows 10 version of Minecraft by mistake, but the one I wanted was the java edition.

I saw that anyone who buys minecraft java edition is entitled to minecraft Windows 10. Is the reverse also true? Who buys minecraft windows 10 is entitled to minecraft java edition?

If so, how do I access the java edition version at no additional cost?

ArminatorX

... I am transferring a Minecraft world from xbox one edition Minecraft to Java edition and Windows 10 edition.

The Minecraft Xbox One Edition only works on the Xbox One Edition.

You might want to upgrade to the Minecraft (without Xbox One Edition in the name) on your Xbox. If you bought Minecraft Xbox One Edition digitally, you can upgrade to "Minecraft" for free.

Then you can import your world from the Xbox One Edition to "Minecraft" for Xbox One.

However, the Support page for Windows 10 Minecraft states: "The Windows 10 Edition does not currently support the transferring of worlds from other devices."

So you can't transfer your world between devices.

You might have to move your World to a paid online Realm server to access it. Or you might have to run your Xbox One Minecraft in Multiplayer, and connect to the running world on your Xbox One with your Windows 10 version.

But you can't have your World separately transferred from Xbox to other devices.

As I said, you can try hosting your world on a Realm server (which you need to pay for), and can then access it with Windows 10, Xbox One, Android, iOS and Nintendo Switch.

But not JAVA.

How do I transfer Minecraft Windows 10 edition to a new laptop?