When will my Closed account’s Xbox Gamer Tag be available

The best way to switch gamertags between accounts is to purchase a gamertag change on the account that has the gamertag you want. Then it is freed up for use by another account (with a purchased change).

If you're within 60 days after you started the account deletion process, log back in on xbox.com and that will stop that and you can do the above.

Without doing the above method, there's no telling when it will become available as the last time gamertags were released was in May of 2016 I believe.

Hello scurbzor,

Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. There is no estimated time frame on how long it takes for a gamertag to be available after being removed from an account. We recommend continuing to request the gamertag once it has been removed from an
account until you are able to secure it. Thank you and happy gaming!

Thank you for the reply. Thats a shame to hear as i was hoping to then claim back the name after the 60 days but on my more active account that i use. I guess i’ll just have to wait and hope its available soon after.

Hi Charlie !

After the 60 day waiting period the Microsoft Account will be permanently closed. The Microsoft Account closure doesn't promise that the GamerTag will be available after the 60 day waiting period.

For any other information in regards to account closure check out this link: How to close your Microsoft account.

Gamertags are released after 5 years of inactivity in the account