Windows 10: Having to pay for Minecraft despite owning the game

I want to play Minecraft on a new PC and it is telling me that I need to pay for it.I use a Microsoft accountI already bought Minecraft before on this accountI'm using the same account on the new PCIt is still telling me that I need to payDo I have to buy the game again, despite already owning it on this account, or am I doing something wrong?

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Cannot reinstall Minecraft, despite Microsoft Store saying I own it.

Hello,

Recently, Minecraft stopped working on my HP Pavillion Notebook; it would open, show the Mojang logo, then close and present the message 'Minecraft is currently not available in your account. Here’s the error code, in case you need it: 0x803F8001'.

So I uninstalled Minecraft. And went to reinstall it on the Microsoft Store. It says I own the game. I clicked on 'Install on my devices' and only my Xbox appeared, not my laptop. It says on the store that my device is compatible with the game. I went to
'Manage my devices'and confirmed that my laptop was listed as a device. I restarted the Microsoft store; no different.

Then I thought, I might still have game files on my laptop, making Microsoft Store believe I still have the game downloaded. So I deleted all Minecraft associated files on my laptop. This also made no difference, it still won't allow me to reinstall Minecraft,
despite still saying that I own it.

Any ideas?

Thank you.

 

Minecraft beta update rolling out, unifying versions of game

Read more: Better Together 'Minecraft' beta update rolling out, unifying versions of game for console, mobile and Windows 10 - The Fire Hose


See also:

• Beta Test Better Together! | Minecraft
• The Better Together Beta for Minecraft is here! - Windows Experience Blog

 

Homegroup For Minecraft Servers Or What?

It looks as if the existing minecraft server will use the new system without modification - It needs to be able to access the computers on the network in a two way link, which is the standard for Workgroup and Homegroup

There is a complete step by step available, if you have any issues ...

Tutorials/Setting up a server – Official Minecraft Wiki

It's not something I have any direct experience with but a quick read suggests to me that you will not need to do Much if any reconfiguration of the existing server