Windows 10: How do I share games I purchased on the Microsoft Store with my family?

I recently bought Minecraft on the Windows 11 Microsoft Store, and I am wondering if the Microsoft Store has a family purchase sharing feature like Google Play Family Library One person has to buy the game/app and the whole family has access to it. Is there a way to do it on Windows 11? I'm getting mixed results on Bing, but they are all about Windows 10, not 11.

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Store game not showing as purchased ... and not playable

Hi, RRotter,

I am an Independent Advisor and will assist you.

Have you contacted Microsoft Store about the issue?

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/28808/...

Is the child signing into the device under your account with his own PIN number?

Have you checked your account to determine if the game is listed in your purchases?

Have you tried logging into your child's Store account using your PIN number instead of his?

Check the steps listed in this thread on Sharing apps with Family

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/henrikn/2015/1...

Pat

 

Unable to purchase on Microsoft Store with a Family account.

Thank you for your response. There are other games that allow you to purchase using the Microsoft funds that you transferred to a member of your Family.
If you don't have sufficient money in your Microsoft account to complete a transaction, you must use another form of payment registered with your Microsoft account to cover the remaining purchase amount, charge the entire purchase to the other payment
option in lieu of your account balance, or add additional value to your Microsoft account.

To ensure that the child account is allowed to purchase a content online, you have to check and change the restriction settings on the account by following the steps below:

1. Sign in to your account on the
   Microsoft Family page.
2. Find your child’s name and select More options > Spending >
   Change content restrictions.
3. Change the restrictions settings and allow the account to purchase.

If you are still unable to purchase the game, there is a possible issue with your profile or the billing information. We recommend that you contact Xbox Chat Support to securely check your account and the child account.

Keep us updated with the results after performing the suggested solutions above.

 

Can't find a purchased app on a family member log on

Hello Lisa,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

One of the many benefits of having a Microsoft account is a family group, which gives you access to family features and Settings. To share an application on a different account, kindly follow the steps listed below and check if it works:

• Initially, sign in to the child’s account on the computer and login to Microsoft Store using the Microsoft account that was used to purchase the game.
  
• After logging in to Store, under the Microsoft Account you will see the list of
  Purchased Apps which can be installed for the signed in user.
  
• Open Settings and select Your Account, click on
  Sign out option which would return the Store Settings to revert to the user account.
  

Additional Information: You may refer the article on
Sharing Windows 10 Store Apps with your Family for further
information.

Regards,

Mala S

Microsoft Community - Moderator