I have two gamer tags on Xbox and I can't change it

Discus and support I have two gamer tags on Xbox and I can't change it in XBoX Accessibility to solve the problem; I just created my first xbox account after buying my first xbox, series s. I think the email I use may have had some type of personalized username with... Discussion in 'XBoX Accessibility' started by sykofarmacology, Dec 31, 2022.

  1. I have two gamer tags on Xbox and I can't change it


    I just created my first xbox account after buying my first xbox, series s. I think the email I use may have had some type of personalized username with it from something else, because that is my gamer tag, but I have a second auto-generated gamer tag that everyone gets when signing up as well. The auto-generated gamer tag is what appears as the main gamer tag when viewing my xbox account either on the xbox itself or on the xbox app, but my "secondary" personalized gamer tag is what appears for other people and in games when I'm playing. When trying to change the gamer tag online I get the error message that one or more services have an outage. When trying to change my gamer tag on the xbox itself, it says something went wrong. On the xbox profile customization screen, my gamer tag is shown as both of the names in one singular text entry. I'm guessing that the software just doesn't know what to do with a gamer tag that is beyond the character limit, but how do I change it to just have my one singular personalized gamer tag as the primary game tag showing on my account? On the xbox, the auto-generated gamer tag is what appears at the head like it is supposed to, but friends can't use that gamer tag to search for my account. The personalized gamer tag is listed below, in smaller font like the name and online/offline status.

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    sykofarmacology, Dec 31, 2022
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  2. Kathy A. Win User

    I have two gamer tags on Xbox and I can't change it

    Hello sykofarmacology,

    Thanks for understanding, we hope you have a great day!

    We understand that you need assistance with the gamer tag because you are seeing them differently. Let us check on this together and sort this out in timely manner.

    We notice that you mention a main gamer tag and secondary one. One way for you to test what account is truly the correct one is to sign into your Xbox account on Xbox website. Since you are having issues changing it, you may want to see if you can change it by using a browser. Before that, please let us know the following details:

    1. May we ask in what game or part of the settings on Xbox Series S that you can see your gamer tag shows differently. Please post a screenshot and send it to us through private message. Please use this link: click here
    2. In what country/region are you currently residing? Please do not disclose your complete home address.
    3. May we ask if you can see two gamer tags here? Please follow this link and open a browser. You may use InPrivate Window of your browser. Link: Xbox Profile (xbox.com).
    4. Try to sign in with another account and see if you found your other email account to be holding the other gamer tag.
    5. Is there another profile signed in to your Xbox Series S? Does the gamer tag shows the same as you have seen to your profile?
    We look forward for your reply.

    Regards,

  3. sykofarmacology Win User

    I have two gamer tags on Xbox and I can't change it

    That is okay, thank you for the response! I still have not resolved this issue and I feel like I have exhausted all options other than deleting and remaking my account, which I hope I won't have to do because I have a prepaid gamepass ultimate already signed up for 3 months for this current account. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to fix this.
  4. Kathy A. Win User

    I have two gamer tags on Xbox and I can't change it

    Hello sykofarmacology,



    Hope you are doing well. Thanks for posting to the Microsoft Community.



    First, I would like to offer our deepest apologies for the lack of a timely response to your question. We suffered some unexpected staffing issues over the holidays and clearly we let you down.



    Can you please let us know if you still need assistance with this, or if you already solved it through another path? Again, our apologies, and thank you for your understanding as we try to catch up.



    We look forward to your reply.



    Sincerely,



    Xbox Forum Moderator

    Microsoft Community
  5. Kathy A. Win User

    I have two gamer tags on Xbox and I can't change it

    Good day!



    We haven't heard from you in 72 hours, so we assume that your issue has already been resolved. We will not be monitoring this thread moving forward so, if you need further assistance, please create a new thread to discuss these concerns by clicking this link: Create a new question or start a discussion (microsoft.com)


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    Thank you for your understanding.


    Respectfully,



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  6. Ralphie4you Win User

    New Gamertag System Is Terrible

    I do not think they are two gamer tags. One is a gamer tag and the other is your nickname. The gamer tag cannot be changed without paying a fee. Your nickname you can change anytime you want
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