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Share Minecraft with Family

Hi. Both my kids want Minecraft. They are both in my Microsoft family. I have read that if I buy it through the Microsoft Store my children can also use it. I tried that, but I was forced to go to the XBox app. So I purchased there, thinking it would still work for my children. But when I try on the childrens PCs, it want me to buy it again. If one purchase can be used across the whole family, let me know.

Hello Mindspace,
I am Jaspreet Singh.
You need to follow a few more steps to be able to share the games.
Here is an excellent guide by Microsoft to achieve the same : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/...

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That doesn't work for Window 11 with the java version.

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Hello Mindspace,
I am Jaspreet Singh.
You need to follow a few more steps to be able to share the games.
Here is an excellent guide by Microsoft to achieve the same : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/...

Hello Jaspreet,

Just wanted to drop in and say Thank You! for the link as this method has resolved my exact issue (where there's a bug asking for my PIN but it actually wants the child's PIN). I tried for two days and was just so confused of why it kept telling me that my PIN incorrect when I know it is. Take care.

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How can this be done using a mac? We have a Mac mini as home pc and my kids want to play Minecraft on it. I bought it, thinking that they can use it in there MS account. But that it keeps saying that they can buy it.

Can I share my bought Minecraft with my family without using a windows pc

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