How To Change Your Xbox Live Gamertag Using The Xbox App For Windows 11 and 10 PC's

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How To Change Your Xbox Live Gamertag Using The Xbox App For Windows 11 and Windows 10 PC's

In this video, I will show you how to change your Xbox Live gamertag using the Xbox App on Windows 11 & 10 PCs. The Xbox app is available on the Windows Microsoft Store and allows you to change your gamertag by signing in to your Microsoft account through the app. Your new gamertag must be up to 12 characters, including spaces. It can't start with a number. Your gamertag once changed, will be reflected across the following Xbox services: Xbox One, Xbox apps, and all Xbox 360 experiences. If you're changing your gamertag for the first time with the new Xbox gamertag system, then it is free to do so. If it is not your first time, you may have to pay for it.

Change Xbox Live Gamertag https://social.xbox.com/changegamertag

Steps To Change Xbox Gamertag Using Windows Xbox App:
1. Navigate to the bottom left hand corner and click on the Windows Start icon
2. Search for "Xbox" and open the "Xbox app"

Note 1: If the Xbox app is not the best match, then you may not have it installed on your Windows PC. To install the Xbox app you will need to open up the Microsoft Store and search "Xbox" at the top of the store. The Xbox app by Microsoft Corporation will be at the top of the stores search results. Click "Get" and "Install" to install the Xbox app onto your PC.

3. Click "Profile & settings" at the top right hand corner. The icon should look like a person
4. Click "Sign in" and sign into your Microsoft account that you would like to change the Xbox Live gamertag for
5. Click "LET'S PLAY"
6. Click "Profile & settings" at the top right hand corner once again
7. Click "Settings"
8. Click "CHANGE GAMERTAG"
9. A Browser window will then open with the following URL address https://social.xbox.com/changegamerta Sign in to your Microsoft Account once again
10. Choose your new gamertag by entering your desired gamertag into the blank text box
11. Click "Check availability" to check it's availability
12. Click "Change gamertag" x2
13. Maximise or open the Xbox app once again
14. Click the "X" to close out of your Xbox app account settings

Note 2: You may need to Sign out and back in again to see your new gamertag in other Xbox apps

15. Sign out of the Xbox app by clicking on "Profile & settings" followed by "Sign out"
16. Sign back in to the Xbox app using the same Microsoft account by clicking on "Profile & settings" followed by "Sign in"
17. Once signed in click "LET'S PLAY" again
18. Open and play one of your games in your Xbox app collection by clicking on the games icon at the left hand side of the Xbox app, followed by "Play" to launch the game
19. The game launched through the Xbox app will now have the new gamertag as your new in-game display name.

Congratulations, you have successfully changed your Xbox Live gamertag using the Microsoft Store Xbox app for Windows 11 and 10 PCs.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro & Context
0:29 - Change Xbox Live Gamertag Using Windows 11 & 10 Xbox App
5:04 - Check New Gamertag Change For Xbox Live Compatible Games
6:03 - Closing & Outro

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