Unlinking Steam from Microsoft account

as you logged in from steam with the banned account it will now associate that steam account as banned too. you cannot avoid an xbox live ban by logging into an xbox live game via steam with a different account now.

so if you managed to unlink the microsoft account and signed in with another then xbox live will know which steam account it is and will not let you on.

Thank you for your extremely prompt response Sam!

I had gone a step further, unlinked my main account from steam, linked, then unlinked my old account from steam, relinked main account, uninstalled the game, deleted the folder of FH5 in my steam folder, and reinstalled, and upon reinstallation it finally let me pair my main account!

Hello, my name is Tadeu, I am an Independent Consultant and a member of the Microsoft Xbox community, just like you.

I apologize for the issue you are experiencing.

I am here to help.

I hope everything is going well and thank you for contacting me.

I understand your concern.

To change the Microsoft account linked to your Steam account, you will need to unlink your current Microsoft account and then relink it. This can be done by going to your Steam settings, navigating to your account details, and following the instructions to unlink and relink it with your desired Microsoft account.

1 Open the Steam client on your computer.

2 Sign in to your existing Steam account.

3 Click Steam in the top left corner, then select Settings.

4 In the Settings window, click the Account tab.

5 Click the link "Click here to view your Microsoft account details.

6 Follow the on-screen instructions to unlink your current Microsoft account from Steam. This may involve logging into your Microsoft account and authorizing the unlink.

7 After unlinking, you will be prompted to link a new Microsoft account. Sign in with the desired new Microsoft account and authorize the link.

Now launch a game that requires a Microsoft account. You will likely be prompted to log in with the new Microsoft account during game launch.

Please note that this is a public forum only. I will respond as soon as possible, and apologize in advance for any delay in response. I am just a user trying to provide information and knowledge that may be useful to others. I am not a Microsoft employee.

Best regards Tadeu

Hello Patrick K, My name is David. I am an independent advisor, happy to help you today.

I understand that you want to unlink your Steam account from your Xbox account so you can set it up on your stepson's Steam account.

To unlink your Steam account from your Xbox account, you can follow these steps:

Sign in to your Xbox account on your console or on the official Xbox website.
Navigate to the settings or account settings section.
Look for the "Linking accounts" or "Linked accounts" option.
Within that section, you should see the option to "Unlink Steam Account" or something similar. Select that option and confirm the unlink.

Once you've unlinked your Steam account from your Xbox account, your stepson can link their own Steam account to your Xbox account by following these steps:

Sign in to your Xbox account using your console or the official Xbox website.
Navigate to the settings or account settings section.
Look for the "Linking accounts" or "Linked accounts" option.
Within that section, there should be an option to "Link Steam Account" or something similar. Select that option and follow the instructions to link your stepson's Steam account.

Best regards.

Nah haha is just a bit tricky, but unlink the steam account from the game bar settings, should work.