Purchased Minecraft for PC and now it will not launch without paying for Live

Hi Robert

Sorry to hear about that, however, please note that gold isn't required if you play on PC.

Thus, you would just need to ensure that you're signed in on the Microsoft store app and Xbox app using the account that you used to buy the game.

If it still won't work, try to check if there are pending updates on your PC. This includes optional updates as well.

Go to your PC Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates

If it has, check your Microsoft store app > Library > Get Updates and ensure that your apps are up to date.

If it still won't work, try to repair your Xbox app, Gaming Services app and Microsoft store app, by going to your PC settings > Apps > Installed apps > click the 3 dots > Advance options > Repair and do this to the other apps I've listed > Restart your PC.

Minecraft is not a play anywhere game so it is not possible to play it on PC without purchasing the pc version of the game.

You would have to purchase the PC version in order to play on the PC.

In order to purchase a game on the Xbox or PC and play it on both without purchasing it twice is if the game is a Play Anywhere title. Unfortunately Minecraft is not a Play Anywhere title.

You would have to purchase Minecraft for Windows 10 in order to play it on the PC. Unfortunately Minecraft is not a Play Anywhere title which would allow you to play it on both without purchasing it twice.

The account would own the console version of Minecraft. You would need to purchase the PC version in order to play it on PC.

Some games support Play Anywhere which will allow you to play on both console and PC without having to purchase the game twice, but Minecraft is not a Play Anywhere title.