How to have the Xbox PC game app and Xbox pc games on different Windows 10 profiles

Discus and support How to have the Xbox PC game app and Xbox pc games on different Windows 10 profiles in XBoX on Windows to solve the problem; I had all my Xbox PC games installed on a my administrator profile in Windows 10 and needed to to create new standard profile without all the access of... Discussion in 'XBoX on Windows' started by LeakyData25, Sep 18, 2020.

  1. LeakyData25
    LeakyData25 Guest

    How to have the Xbox PC game app and Xbox pc games on different Windows 10 profiles


    I had all my Xbox PC games installed on a my administrator profile in Windows 10 and needed to to create new standard profile without all the access of the admin profile. After you create your new profile and set it up you can install the Xbox PC app.
    Now this only works on the same machine.

    Step by Step Instructions:

    1. Go to the Xbox Game pass website and download the exe file. In your new standard profile.

    2. Run the exe file but if you wait a few seconds the Xbox app will appear without actually finishing the installation. Cancel the installation because while you were trying to install it Windows seemed to recognize the app was already installed. Great!

    3. Your still in the new standard profile. Sign-in normally in your Xbox app.

    4. In order to bring the Xbox PC games from the other profile. Login in to your previous/old profile. You need to copy the shortcuts from the previous profile that all the games were installed in. If you don't have shortcuts on your desktop from your games,
    they can be easily created by right clicking the icon in your Xbox game app.

    5. Once you have the shortcut icons ready, open file explorer and go to your profile were your going to be adding on these games. It is going to be under Local Disk C: \ Users \ * your username* \ Desktop. You will probably be asked to input the pin for
    the admin profile.

    6. Drag your beautiful shortcuts icons to your new profile name desktop.

    7. Go ahead and sign in to your new standard profile. You will see them there. Great! Now open each game up and start them, just for a couple of minutes. When you close the game and go back to your Xbox PC app. You will see the icons show in the left side
    just like your previous profile.

    Hope this helps some of us to keep our desktop better secured using a standard profile when gaming.

    :)
     
    LeakyData25, Sep 18, 2020
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  2. TRAPOUL80 Win User

    Minecraft Bedrock Edition on PC

    Xbox and pc are both different platforms even though xbox app are connected to Windows 10 the game has to be purchased to you pc.
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  4. XBF George L Win User

    Erro ao logar na xbox live windows 10 *Mod Translation: Error logging in Xbox Live Windows 10)

    Thanks for reaching out to us here on the forums with this situation. I understand you're having trouble logging into Xbox Live from your Windows 10 PC. In order to use Xbox Live properly on Windows 10 you need to be signed into the Microsoft Account as
    you're Windows profile before trying to sign in at the Xbox App or to use Xbox features. Are you signed into a different log in profile to the PC before trying to log onto Xbox Live? Let us know with a reply to determine how to best assist you.
  5. StuartATrueRed Win User

    Can I play Xbox and pc at same time using gamepass ultimate?

    The Xbox app should already be installed on your PC if you have Windows 11, otherwise you can use the Microsoft Store to download the app on Windows 10. Apart from that, yes, you log in with the account that has Game Pass Ultimate. You should then be able to play two different games at the same time using the PC and the Xbox.

    On another note, if the one on the PC is trying to play the games using the cloud, that will be why the other one on the Xbox gets logged out. The one on PC should just install the game on the PC and launch the game on there.
  6. NeoDan123 Win User

    Combining Minecraft accounts?

    To be able to have one account for both Nintendo Switch and PC you will need to have the Windows 10 edition of the game on the PC. As Java and Bedrock (Xbox One, mobile, windows 10, nintendo switch) has different coding in the game.
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