Minecraft downloads on xbox

Hi David,

Thanks for getting in touch. I'm Mason, an Xbox Ambassador, and a Microsoft user like you. Hopefully I can help with your question.

If you are looking at downloading the Bedrock version of Minecraft, you should open the Windows store on your PC, search Minecraft, and there you will be able to purchase and download it directly.

If you are looking at downloading the Java version of Minecraft, you should go here: Download Minecraft: Find Redownloading Options | Minecraft - you will be able to purchase and download too.

Hope that helps!

Mason

Xbox Ambassador

When you download the game it says "Minecraft" or Minecraft Xbox One Edition?

Regards!

Hello, Dilan A. I’m Arturo, and I’ll be glad to provide some assistance with your inquiry today.

Please check if you can access the game by following the steps I’m going to share below:

-Download and open the Xbox app on your PC
-Verify that you sign in the Xbox app and the Microsoft account with the account that you used to purchase Minecraft.
-On the Xbox app, search for the Minecraft launcher once you click on Library and download it.

Note: in case the Minecraft launcher doesn’t appear there, look for it and download it by clicking “Microsoft Store” on the Xbox app.

-Once downloaded the Minecraft launcher, access with the account that owns the game and try launching Minecraft for Windows when the launcher downloads all the dependencies.

I followed the instructions:
- Error 0x87e00196 came up when attempting to download Minecraft Java via the xbox app and when attempting to download Minecraft Launcher via the Microsoft Store

^ I figured about that.

There should be a dropdown menu called Choose Edition and you can download Minecraft for windows there. You would have to do it in the Xbox App and its located in Minecraft Launcher. It allowed me to download Minecraft for Windows through there.