Need help recovering Xbox gamertag of my late uncle.

Discus and support Need help recovering Xbox gamertag of my late uncle. in XBoX Accessibility to solve the problem; Lately, I have been trying to recover my late uncle's Xbox Live gamertag. It hasn't been used since 2011. I try entering the email that is most likely... Discussion in 'XBoX Accessibility' started by Kaden Carlton, Jan 24, 2025.

  1. Need help recovering Xbox gamertag of my late uncle.


    Lately, I have been trying to recover my late uncle's Xbox Live gamertag. It hasn't been used since 2011. I try entering the email that is most likely associated with it, but it says that account doesn't exist. Does anyone know what I can do in this situation?

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    Kaden Carlton, Jan 24, 2025
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  2. bowski477 Win User

    Need help recovering Xbox gamertag of my late uncle.

    The account would be unrecoverable at this point given the amount of time it's been inactive. Or do you mean you want the Gamertag itself to use for your account?
  3. Kaden Carlton Win User

    Need help recovering Xbox gamertag of my late uncle.

    Thanks for the reply. The account was last used 13 years ago. I just want to recover the gamertag.
  4. Sodangidni Win User

    Need help recovering Xbox gamertag of my late uncle.

    Hello, Kaden C. I'm Arturo, a community user like you, and I'll be glad to provide assistance with your inquiry today.

    IMPORTANT: Please refrain from sharing personal information, including email addresses, gamertags, phone numbers, etc.

    As community users like you, we are not able to enter or check information, and everything we comment can be seen by anyone on the internet. Doing so may expose your data.

    That being said, I would like to let you know that if more than 2 years already passed since the last time your uncle's account was used, this means that it was likely deleted for inactivity.

    This is mentioned because Microsoft changed their account activity policy, and it says, “you must sign in to your Microsoft account at least once in a two-year period to keep your account active. If you don’t sign in during this time, Microsoft will consider your account to be inactive.

    Any account that has been locked for more than two years will also be considered “inactive” and will be closed.”

    See this information and the exceptions here:
    https://support.microsoft.com/topic...y-policy-7c0a9fa7-0982-b7c6-fd72-df852b63699f

    Therefore, this is the reason you're not able to recover the account.

    I know this is not the answer you were expecting, but your kindness and understanding are appreciated.

    Regards,

    Arturo.
  5. Aidan M Friend Win User

    My account

    So unfortunately you can't recover an Xbox account purely with the gamertag. Do you know if your uncle has a Microsoft account and potentially used it to create the Xbox account? If so, they may share an email, which would allow you to recover the password.
  6. Mad Cow Dizease Win User

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