Minecraft account multiple devices

Whitewalkerz · Jul 2, 2022

Help! I think I messed up. So I had Minecraft on my Xbox setup with my Microsoft account. Kids wanted to play together so I bought Minecraft for windows 10. First time it played ok and the pc just had the username with a 2 after it. This time we tried and it now says the account is already being used and the Minecraft progress from the computer is now on the Xbox. Should the windows 10 version have been purchased with a different Microsoft account? Is there a solution that will allow them to play together at the same time?

Thanks for any help.

:)

Francia J.

Hi Whitewalkerz, I hope you're doing great despite the issue you're experiencing. I am an Independent advisor and I am here to help you in regard to your concern.

You can only sign in on one device at a time but no worries, there is a workaround, on the Xbox console you can share games as well as subscriptions as long as your account is set as Home Xbox.

Here's the plan, you'll have to create a profile for your other kid but once your kid has his/her own account you will log it into your the Xbox, and then the account where the Minecraft was purchased set it as Home Xbox.

1. Sign in to your account (where the game was purchased).

2. Select Profile & system > Settings > General > Personalization, and then select My home Xbox.

3. Check "Make this as My Home Xbox".

After that, sign out and switch to your kid's account on the Xbox.

Make sure that your kid is also added to your family group via https://account.microsoft.com/family as a member so you can manage his/her account privacy settings.

Sagaroth

Hey
MykhailoWednesday,

You can install Minecraft on multiple devices but only for one account!

I think you can go up to 10 different devices!

Here are some sources:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...c-logins/a67a9222-3bc2-4129-81df-a46135ef5266

https://www.minecraftforum.net/foru...raft-windows-10-edition-on-multiple-computers

XBF Brad A

Hello Jacob,

Thanks for coming to the forums. Are there multiple people in the house that play Minecraft? If there is more than just you, they need to sign in their account so that is why it asking you to sign in again. Also which device are you on when playing Minecraft?
Any additional information will help us to better assist you.

Thanks,

Brad

WPAK

Hi there,

from what I understand (I could be misunderstanding) from the Minecraft Realm FAQ it should be possible to use a Realm across multiple devices.

See this text

CAN I USE MY REALMS PLUS ON ANY DEVICE? 

Yes! If you purchase Realms Plus, you can access all the packs,
your personal server, and storage from any device with Minecraft Marketplace
as long as you’re signed into your Minecraft account. 

This is the link to the FAQ for other information:
https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360034670172-Minecraft-Realms-FAQs

Jesse E'

Unfortunately I don't know the answer to that. It could as well be a bug, but removing them is the safest way to go.

Minecraft account multiple devices