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xbox email account change

I lost access to the old hotmail account my xbox gamertag was tied to. I need to change the email connected to it now. How can I go about doing this?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-13T17:12:16.4166667+00:00
Arjae Pace 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-15T08:21:47.33+00:00
Norah-L 1,730 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to remove this please?

Hello Microsoft Team, How do i remove this pop up everytime i open minecraft it annoys me so much, i want it to launch directly to the game i have a windows 11 laptop this wasn't a problem on my windows 10 laptop. Here is a screenshot, it takes around…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-13T19:26:44.75+00:00
TL 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-14T19:46:26.98+00:00
Ivan B 88,965 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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bluetooth not getting my xbox s controller not conecting

my controller not connecting to my laptops bluetooth so yeah i need help i wanna play rocket leauge and hit platinum 2 i think my dadnis using the tv so i cant play on xbox so i got it on my laptop to play so pls hekp me

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-14T17:45:32.7133333+00:00
Daniel Hockley 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-14T19:26:44.4433333+00:00
Obaid Farooqi MSFT 776 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
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exe wont run. says the system administrator has set policies to prevent this install

help. im running a exe file but it wont run. says - the system administrator has set policies to prevent this install. i am the admin account holder. ive clicked run as admin. there is nothing wrong with the download. help me please

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-13T17:41:12.56+00:00
leon perry 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-14T16:29:01.4033333+00:00
EmilyS726 186.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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I have a minecraft alt and i cant remeber my email but i remember my password

So i got a new laptop and i dont have the email saved anywhere on my laptop and ive tryed putting all similar emails but cant remember it i know the password is there any way to recover my account Mod moved from : Microsoft Advertising | Accounts,…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-14T04:16:26.7366667+00:00
Flun Flun 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-14T15:42:49.49+00:00
John Jefferson Doyon 47,990 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Blackouts during Gaming

Hi, so I have been having this problem where when I play games my screen randomly black out. Either this goes away after a few seconds or I have to unplug the Display Port Cable and plug it back in. My second monitor is not affected by this. I have tried…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-11-29T21:10:54.4133333+00:00
minusGloth 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-13T19:35:48.27+00:00
minusGloth 0 Reputation points
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issues playing ark survival on pc

i installed ark survival from game pass but it doesn't see my DLC's

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-13T00:09:56.1+00:00
Michael Orozco 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-13T15:32:45.1333333+00:00
Michael Orozco 0 Reputation points
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games minimizing autometically and ngxt 500 error dialogue appears

i am using windows 11 my games are minimizing autometically and virus Found dialogue appears then a 500 error dialogue box would open and its different every time, but after a scan i wont find anything , no virus microsoft defender would say, it has…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-12T14:55:11.53+00:00
Siam Rahman 0 Reputation points
accepted 2025-12-13T14:03:01.41+00:00
Siam Rahman 0 Reputation points
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Cant launch minecraft

I can't launch Minecraft. I've tried everything and it still doesn't work

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-10T03:57:48.14+00:00
aaron johnson 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-13T12:44:18.0333333+00:00
Carl-L 4,310 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Login for child account to Roblox is failing. Found very unorthodox workaround. What is the problem?

Using newer Roblox for Windows Version 2.693.0.956 (6161f2). It works fine from my "parent" account, but when my child tries to run it from his id, you see the Roblox start up, log in, bring up the home screen -- then it jumps to the following…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-10-07T16:59:55.6433333+00:00
Kenneth Lobb 21 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-13T12:37:23.6533333+00:00
Airbus A350 6,975 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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After updating to windows 11 25h2, my games wont load

After updating to windows 11 version 25h2, my games will not make it past their initial loading screens. Regardless of which launcher i use, my games do not load and I've tried many solutions and nothing has worked.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-10-26T22:24:47.5233333+00:00
Vlad Richter 30 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-13T11:16:34.8766667+00:00
Jim S 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Minecraft account linked to Microsoft.

I can't find my Minecraft game what it was linked to this email. [Moderator edit: Changed tags from: Microsoft Security \ Active Directory Federation Services ]

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-09T18:30:11.63+00:00
Andrew Herman 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-12-13T10:46:47.9466667+00:00
Andrew Herman 20 Reputation points
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my Microsoft account got hacked and the email was<PII removed>@gmail.com and said that an account stole it and changed it

my Xbox account username was <PII removed> and it was took by an email called <PII removed>@antimamail.ru and now i no longer can sign into my Microsoft account and i need help getting it back because i spent a lot of money on the Xbox…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-12T00:13:14.9733333+00:00
Gaven Martinez 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-13T10:26:28.9066667+00:00
Carl-L 4,310 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

xbox app not opening

my xbox app is refusing to start, only showing a loading screen before automatically closing. i have uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times, used powershell to clear my caches, changed my firewall settings, tried repairing and resetting the…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-08T03:33:38.05+00:00
Jack Taylor 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-13T06:54:54.99+00:00
Sin-D 5,915 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How cancel subscription of a suspended hacked account

I have an account that was recently hacked and then suspended. I have tried to get it back but to no avail. All I want to do now is end my subscriptions of Game Pass Ultimate and GTA+ that are still linked to the account. How would I go about this?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-12T22:42:14.07+00:00
KMS Tirpitz 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-12-13T06:00:12.47+00:00
KMS Tirpitz 20 Reputation points
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clicking is crashing games

any game i play when i click the game starts flashing the screen and crashes my game i have already tried removing my drivers(with ddu) and reinstalling them and it did nothing ive tried using commands to scan and repair my files and nothing was corrupt…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-12T19:02:47.16+00:00
tyler hedberg 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-12-12T23:27:56.9733333+00:00
tyler hedberg 0 Reputation points
4 answers

Game won't launch unless Intel Iris Xe is disabled – performance becomes unusable

Hello, I’m experiencing a consistent issue where game that uses DirectX crashes immediately on launch unless I manually disable Intel Iris Xe Graphics in Device Manager. Once Intel graphics is disabled, the game launches, but performance becomes…

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asked 2025-12-12T02:16:51.2066667+00:00
Yeneba 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-12T18:57:24.8466667+00:00
Ivan B 88,965 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Kann den Fligtsim X nicht installieren auf win 11

Ich wollet den Fligt sim x gold edition neu auf meinem PC installieren. Windows 11. Mit welcher der vier CD muss man beginnen. Habe immer die Fehermeldung 1628 erhalten. Moved from BizTalk Server

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-12T15:00:20.68+00:00
beat neuenschwander 20 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-12T16:50:30.4066667+00:00
Rez 12,905 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How do i get my original account back?

Ok, so a year ago, I tried logging on to play Minecraft through the launcher. I had already migrated my account in the past. It wouldn't let me log in, saying my email wasn't linked to a Microsoft account. I know it was linked; I was able to log onto my…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-12T14:35:48.3266667+00:00
Unknown 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-12T14:36:03+00:00
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Why doesn't the full server list except 2 pvp servers and a bunch of pve servers show up on Ark Survival Ascended?

So I'm having this problem with Ark Survival Ascended: when I go through the Microsoft Store and open it from there, it only shows 2 PvP servers and most PvE servers on official. My friend who has the game on Steam can see all servers. I have restarted…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming
asked 2025-12-11T21:47:22.59+00:00
Adem Mujanovic 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-12T11:57:44.5866667+00:00
Ron P 235 Reputation points