Xbox Account Game Share Guide

Startup your Xbox and sign in to your Xbox account. Press the Xbox button on your controller to launch the menu.

Navigate to the Profile & System tab using the RB and LB bumpers on your controller and select Add or switch.

When asked “who are you?”, select add new.

Sign in with the pre-loaded account email address and password.

When you log in to the pre-loaded Xbox account you may be asked to enter a security code sent to the recovery email address.

To obtain the security code:
Go to this website.
Enter the first part of the recovery email address (provided with your order).
The security code email should be listed containing the security code.

Next, go back to the Profile & System tab and select Add or switch again. Then select the pre-loaded account.

Now press the Xbox button on your controller again. As before, go to Profile & System, but this time select Settings.

Select General in the left-hand menu and select Personalization.

Now select My home Xbox.

Click Make this my home Xbox.

Next, go back to the Profile & System tab and select Add or switch again. Then select your main Xbox account.

The game from the pre-loaded Xbox account will now be available for you to download and install on your main Xbox account in the games library.

Finally, you must change the password and recovery details of the pre-loaded Xbox account to secure it and prevent any un-authorized access.

To do this go to: https://account.microsoft.com/security

Sign in with the pre-loaded Xbox account details, you may need to enter a security code sent to the recovery email.

Once signed in, change the recovery email address (you must be able to access the email address to receive security codes) and change or remove the recovery phone number, finally change the password.