Minecraft account links to xbox

The accounts cannot be merged, and purchases cannot be moved between different Microsoft/Xbox profiles. To get back to the Minecraft license that was bought on the original Microsoft account, the correct approach is:

1. Identify exactly which Microsoft account owns the Minecraft purchase.
   • Check all email accounts for receipts from Microsoft for Minecraft or Microsoft Store purchases, as described in the “Check products or services where you used your Microsoft account” article.
   • If needed, follow the guidance to find which Microsoft account is used on devices or Office apps.
2. Sign in with the correct Microsoft account (the one that actually owns the Minecraft purchase), not the new Xbox profile.
   • If unsure whether an email is a Microsoft account, go to https://account.microsoft.com and enter the email, following the “How to check if your email address is a Microsoft account” steps.
   • If a password prompt appears, that email is a Microsoft account; sign in there.
3. If there are two Microsoft accounts using the same email address (for example, a personal and a work/school account) and a “Which account do you want to use?” prompt appears, follow the guidance in “Which account do you want to use?”
   • Use the correct personal Microsoft account that owns the Minecraft purchase.
   • If the duplicate account situation is causing confusion, consider renaming the personal Microsoft account by adding an alias and making it the primary alias, as described in the article.
4. If the wrong Microsoft account/Xbox profile was created with the same email and there is no data or purchases on that new account, it can be closed after confirming that the Minecraft purchase is accessible from the correct account. The email address can then be added as an alias to the correct account if needed, but any purchases on the closed account will not transfer.

If access to the correct Microsoft account is lost (for example, forgotten username or password), use the official account recovery options referenced in the context articles to regain access first; only that account will have the Minecraft purchase.

References:

• Which account do you want to use?
• Check products or services where you used your Microsoft account
• How to check if your email address is a Microsoft account
• I realize I have 2 different accounts. How do I combine the 2? - Microsoft Q&A