Moving Xbox Live Gamertag/Account to Another Microsoft Account

Hi there,

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like mentioned it is not possible to delete a xbox live account, but there is a way for you to achieve the goal you want.

You can move xbox live accounts to another Microsoft Account, which will free up the email address and to be used to move another xbox live account to it.

Be aware that you can only move an xbox live account to another Microsoft Account when the account has been on a xbox 360 console for at least 30 days without it being downloaded and be sure not to use any devices with the Microsoft account while doing the switch
Microsoft Account steps, to prevent auto creation of another xbox live account

So you will basically want to do the following.

-Download the profiles to the xbox 360 console if they are not present on the console yet and wait 30 days if one of them was downloaded

-Move the unwanted xbox live account you want to remove to a (new) different Microsoft Account, to free up the email address

-Move the wanted xbox live account to the just freed up Microsoft Account

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See this link for step by step instructions how to switch a xbox live account to another Microsoft Account:

support.xbox.com/.../switch-gamertag-to-different-microsoft-account

Hi there,

you can't delete an xbox live account, but the thing you will need to do is to move that xbox live account to another Microsoft Account (which can be closed afterwards). This will free up the outlook account and you should be able to move your xbox live
account to that outlook account.

Just be sure that you do not use the outlook account on a windows Phone or windows 8 device while transferring, since this will generate a xbox live account when none is present.

So, use the following steps:

1. Download the xbox live account on the outlook account to the xbox console

2. wait 30 days, then move that xbox live account to another (new temporary) Microsoft account. An xbox live account can only be moved when it has been on a console for at least 30 days without being downloaded. Be sure not to use any windows device with
your outlook account connected when doing these steps.

3. Move your xbox live account to the outlook account.

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To move an xbox live account to another Microsoft account see this link:
support.xbox.com/.../switch-gamertag-to-different-microsoft-account

Hi there,

the closest thing to deleting an account is moving it to another Microsoft Account and then close that Microsoft Account.

An option is to create a new Microsoft Account, move the xbox live account to that new Microsoft Account and close that Microsoft Account afterwards. This should make the xbox live account inaccessible

See this link for the how to move the account to another Microsoft Account:
support.xbox.com/.../switch-gamertag-to-different-microsoft-account

To close a Microsoft Account go to this link:
https://account.live.com/ and use the Close Account option at the bottom

I hope this will allow and help you to let your son go...

Hi there,

to be able to move the gamertag on your email account to his windows live id, you will first need to remove the 'other' gamertag on his live id (Microsoft Account).

This link describes on how to move a xbox live account, from one email (Microsoft Account) to another, it also contains steps when there is already a dofferent xbox live account present:

support.xbox.com/.../switch-gamertag-to-different-microsoft-account

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In short:

1. Download the 'other' gamertagto the console

2. Wait 30 days (A profile needs to be at least 30 days on a console, before it can be moved)

3. Move the 'other' gamertag (xbox live account) to a different Microsoft Account (email). This will free up his windows live id (Microsoft account)

4. Move the xbox live account on your email (MIcrosoft Account), to his live id (MIcrosoft Account)

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That should be it, if there are any questions let us know

Hi there,

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to disassociate a xbox live account from a Microsoft Account, you will need to move that xbox live account to another Microsoft Account.

See these steps how this can be done:
support.xbox.com/.../switch-gamertag-to-different-microsoft-account