Minecraft for Child Account on Microsoft Family

CoderCodingCode · Dec 17, 2019

How can I let my child play Minecraft using using their child account setup using Microsoft Family.

I have purchased, downloaded, and installed Minecraft using my (parent) account. Its through my Xbox username.

We do not own a XBox console. Not sure if that matters.

Minecraft is not available under my child's Microsoft account. I don't even see options to allow it in Microsoft Family.

Has anybody successfully set this up for their child?

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Salmoro

Hi,

The Microsoft account that you use for Minecraft, Is it added as child account into a Family Group ?

XBF Ezra G

Hi Sole_Z,

Thanks for your post! To have an adult account treated like a child account, simply add the adult account to a Microsoft Family as a child. The Microsoft family will then treat said account as a child. For more information on adding members to families check
out: Add members to your Microsoft Family.

I hope this information helps, thanks again!

Kev7420

set the account used for purchases as home Xbox this may help https://beta.support.xbox.com/help/hardware-network/console/my-home-xbox

DavidM_365

Thanks all. If Microsoft is listening at all, this is an absurd way to manage these accounts. Most families I know have multiple child accounts for Minecraft, those accounts should be able to be managed by a single parent and a single email account. It is at a minimum costing them my next Minecraft purchase.

XBF Ezra G

Hi leon,

Thanks for your post. An adult account can be added to a Microsoft Family as a child, and will be treated as such. Allowing the owner of the family to adjust permissions to the adult account that would be considered a child account after being added to the
family. For more information on Microsoft Families check out:
Microsoft Family

I hope this helps, thanks again!

Minecraft for Child Account on Microsoft Family