How to share Xbox Game Pass PC with your family
The Xbox Game Pass PC subscription can be shared with your family members. This guide shows how to configure your Microsoft and Xbox App accounts.
Please note:
Xbox App and Microsoft Store accounts are distinct from each other.
All your family members must create their own Xbox App account so they can have their own game profiles, saves, and achievements.
How to share a Xbox Game Pass PC with your family
Open the Microsoft Store, select the profile icon on the top right, and sign in with the Microsoft account that owns the Game Pass subscription.
Open the Xbox App, select the profile icon on the top right, and sign in with the account of your family member with which you want to share the Game Pass subscription.
The app will notify you that “Your Microsoft Store account is different from your Xbox account”, but you can just ignore the message and press the X on the top right. It does not cause any issue.
Now you can freely download any game included in the subscription.
After downloading the games, you can switch back the Microsoft Store account, as it is not required to play them.
Note that you will have to switch Microsoft Store accounts every time your family member needs to download a new game.
Playing from different PCs
Sometimes, you may have issues when both you and your family member are playing the same game from different PCs because the game might detect that there is already an active session on another PC.
You can fix this problem by enabling Offline Permissions in the Xbox App of your family member.
Select your profile on the top right, and open Settings.
Go on the General tab and mark Offline Permission Enabled.
EA Play subscription can’t be shared
While you can share the Game Pass PC subscription with your family members, it looks like the included EA Play subscription can’t be shared because it can be tied only to a specific EA account.
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