split microsoft account which effect xbox gamer tag

Discus and support split microsoft account which effect xbox gamer tag in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; my husband has a microsoft account and an xbox 360 (does not play live). my son has a microsoft account but uses my husbands live subscription on his... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by Mr shynn, Jan 13, 2018.

  1. Mr shynn
    Mr shynn Guest

    split microsoft account which effect xbox gamer tag


    my husband has a microsoft account and an xbox 360 (does not play live). my son has a microsoft account but uses my husbands live subscription on his xbox one. Problem is i need to split the accounts. every time my husband wants to send an email, my sons
    name appears (even though they have two different emails) and when my husband changes the name on his email, it changes it on my sons xbox one profile. How do I split the account completely without my son loosing his gamer tag. They each keep changing the
    name either on email or xbox one and it is driving me crazy. I just want them to be separate. This is not set up as an alias? MIchelle

    :)
     
    Mr shynn, Jan 13, 2018
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  2. mr.misterioso
    mr.misterioso Guest
    Changing Gamer Tag to another microsoft account.

    I have a Gamer Tag (A) that is associated with a Microsoft Live account (1) from about six years ago when I purchased my xbox

    I recently purchased Windows 8 for my PC, a Windows phone and a Microsoft Surface RT and all are registered with Microsoft Live account (2)

    I've followed the procedure on these forums for changing the Gamer Tag (A) to Microsoft Live account (2) on my xbox but I'm met with the prompt;

    "Sorry, this Microsoft Account (2) is already associated with an xbox live profile. Try a different Microsoft account."

    There is, apparently, a Gamer Tag (B) associated with Microsoft Live account (2) that I did initiate which has a silver membership. I've always purchased a gold since I've had my xbox.



    How can I get Gamer Tag (A) associated with Microsoft live account (2) so that all my devices are on the same Microsoft live account?
     
    mr.misterioso, Jan 13, 2018
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  3. John Easton
    John Easton Guest
    Changin Email / Microsoft Account for Gamertag

    I have ended up with two gamer tags for Xbox. One from the days when I used to play games with my brother and a newer one I created when I moved out.

    Unfortunately when connecting my laptop to Xbox I messed up and connected my Microsoft Account to the old tag (I had forgot that I created a new one). This became more annoying when I got an Xbox One which now also uses the old gamer tag.

    I would like switch over to using my new gamer tag with my Microsoft Account, both on my laptop and Xbox One. I don't really need access to the old tag, but am happy to set up a new account for it if needed.

    Is there anyway to move the old tag to a new Microsoft Account, and move the new tag to my current MS Account?
     
    John Easton, Jan 13, 2018
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  4. Bandido1508 Win User

    Account was hacked

    The xbox feature is part of your Microsoft account. Not all accounts have a gamer tag, but all xbox accounts are part of the Microsoft account. The gamer tag which is not a required feature of the Microsoft account is so that gamers can represent themselves
    in a public manner to other gamers without revealing their actual account (which is the account email).

    The gamer tag is not part of Microsoft security in any form, it may help you recover a lost account but just having a gamer tag will not give you access to or is part of the security for a Microsoft account. I did Xbox support for three years, I helped
    recover many accounts while customer support was able to do that. I have never heard of a secondary gamer tag before. The only way to recover the account now is through the compromised account link listed above.
  5. GhoulsANDGhosts Win User

    Recover gamer tags on Xbox 360 after the hard drive as deleted.

    Yes they were live accounts that's why they had gamer tags. A few years ago you can set up a gamer tag on the Xbox without the link to a Microsoft account so how do you recover these old gamer tags without a Microsoft account?
  6. SwordofWhedon Win User

    About old gamertags.

    Gamer tags cannot be “freed up”. Ga,we tags are tied to Microsoft accounts which are likely in use for other things

    All new tags, and tags new to you, will have numbers.
  7. Darhyl Mayte Amizola Win User

    Can you use a gamertag from an account that was deactivated by Microsoft?

    Hey Liv!

    Nice to meet you! I'm Darhyl, a fellow gamer. I'm sorry you are experiencing this. I am here to help.

    To answer your inquiry, if the Xbox account has expired due to inactivity, there is no guarantee that the Xbox gamer tag will be available for the taking as it will most likely go to the Xbox gamer tag recycle vault.

    Gamer tags in the recycle vault can't be used by gamers unless Microsoft has announced to release which happens rarely. Here's an example: https://gamerant.com/xbox-live-gamer-tag-releas...
  8. SubpotentBog41 Win User

    Gamer tag to MS account

    I am not sure how it happened. I already had a Microsoft account. When I got my xbox I created an account and got a gamer tag while setting up my xbox. I signed up for xbox live from my xbox using my existing gamer tag and Microsoft account. I then went
    to xbox live and signed in using my Miicrosoft account, and for some reason when I did this a new gamer tag was created and associate to my Microsoft account. So, now when I log into xbox live I see one gamer tag. But on my xbox I have a different gamer
    tag.
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