How long does it take to change your Gamertag after changing it

Hmm, you only get one free change per account (the first one). Every change after that costs

Hi,! I'm Luis, a fellow Xbox Gamer . Thanks for reaching us out here.

It normally changes immediately but in some rare cases it can take up to 48 hrs

Yes I understand that last time I change my gamertag was back in 2021 so I was wondering when I'm able to get a free one because I'm having trouble getting one off the internet cuz my card is declined and I didn't know that and I've been wanting to change my gamertag for a while now but I know you guys hand out those free ones every once in awhile but I was wondering how long it would take to get another free one

Hello!

I'm a Independent Advisor. I will be glad to help you.

The change of a gamertag can take approximately 3 days to be reflected in all platforms and games, and it can even appear double (the old gamertag and the new one) in the Xbox interfaces.

Best Regards.

Hi there again, It can take up to 48hrs. I've changed mine a couple of times and it has been pretty much instant. With the Xbox having problems yesterday this could be a factor of why it hasn't changed.

You can try a hard reset that way when you start your Xbox up it should have to sync and maybe then it will take affect maybe.

To perform a Hard Reset you Hold your power button on your Xbox for 8 to 10 seconds or until it turns off. Once the Xbox is off unplug your power pack from the Xbox so it has no power running into it. Leave the power pack unplugged for 5 to 10 minutes and
then plug it back in and start up your Xbox.

When 48hrs has passed then you can try and contact Xbox directly to solve the problem.

I know it can be frustrating after paying for the GT change and it hasn't changed over.

Hang in there

Thanks Ripins.

Thanks for being helpful...

Still hasn't changed and if I search for the new gamertag at https://checkgamertag.com/ it says the name is still available...

hmmmmm