Xbox gamertag hasn’t changed

Happened with me a while ago,

Try restart your Xbox and if it still hasn’t changed, I clicked on the change gamertag option and typed my new name in and it swapped it immediately without asking for another payment.

I’m guessing that it bought the gamertag change but now wants you to type the same name in to actually use it.

Hello Cameron H, my name is Oskayra, and I will be happy to help you.

Beforehand, it is important that you keep in mind that this is a public community forum, so we are players like you, we are not employees of Microsoft or Xbox, so we do not have access to any user account or check anything from the forum. All users help each other with common problems.

Remember that this is a possible solution, if it doesn't work for you we can try another one.

Note: This is a public forum therefore, I suggest you not share your personal information.

I am very sorry for the problem you are experiencing with the Gamertag, with the intention of being able to help you I did an internal search on the Microsoft forum and found a publication by Gerardo C., an independent advisor, where he mentions the reasons why perhaps it has not been The change was made effective and I thought it was good information, which you should take into account:

In this case, it is recommended that you wait a period of between 48 and 72 hours without trying to change your gamertag so that in case it is a system problem or a temporary block, it will be removed.

It is also recommended that after this period of time you try changing your gamertag from different devices or browsers in case the problem persists.

Information Source (Credit): https://answers.microsoft.com/thread/9b348fd7-7a5d-4cb0-858d-1f0dc6f1c906

Thank you for your patience, I hope everything can be resolved. I will be attentive to your response. Blessings.

Sincerely,
Oskayra.

hello, I had the same problem. Just try to change your gamertag in the web (if you change it on Xbox) it will be free

Hello there, this is Manuela. I'm an Independent Advisor and community user like you, ready to assist with this.
Not a Microsoft employee.

I’m sorry to hear your gamertag hasn’t changed after waiting this time, in some cases, this can take more than the expected.

I would like to confirm, may I know if you’re able to see the new gamertag on your Xbox profile, or even there the old gamertag still appears?

Hi,

for real 24 hours is very optimistic.

Depending on what server you are playing it could take up to a week !