Is it possible to use the Microsoft credits you can get for free from search...

hi there so providing you are using the same account for your rewards there should be no issue , you can redeem rewards either via the web page or app or direct on your console, as there is also a rewards app for xbox that rewards you for doing various challenges,playing games, purchasing content, there are additional rewards for gamepass subscribers aswel .

you redeem your points for a giftcard which usually gets added direct to your account .

https://account.microsoft.com/rewards/redeem/000402000052

Sign up at rewards.xbox.com and you will get free microsoft points for doing things like taking surveys or renewing your subscription. You can also try out Bing rewards as well. You get credits for doing searches and that can be redeemed for microsoft points,
sweepstakes entries, and other prizes.

If it's a credit for the microsoft Store he could try buying a card from them. Otherwise if it added the credit as part of his Microsoft account balance, it would not be possible. That credit can only be used for digital content.

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Also, I don't know if they are still doing it, but if you sign up for Bing rewards with your Microsoft Live ID, you can get 200 Microsoft points for free.

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They're still doing a Bing Rewards system, but it is a little different. You gain a certain amount of points for searching daily, then exchange the Bing credits for a code. I've earned 800 Microsoft points in the last couple of months, and am about halfway
to a another 400 Microsoft Points. It's not extremely fast but it is free points just for searching with Bing.

Yes you can buy a 3 month gold card to get the free games for gold.

You do not need a credit card.

Be sure to buy a subscription card and not a microsoft credit points card, your microsoft balance can not be used to buy gold time.