Windows 10: Solved: Can I share Minecraft Java Edition using family sharing on my Microsoft account?

Very similar to this previous question see below except that I can't find a way to do it for Java edition - as far as I can tell it only works for bedrock edition, but maybe there's something I've missed.


Similar question that doesn't work for me:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...h-family/bae94499-3410-42a9-a0ba-5c601cbf398f


I don't see why it wouldn't work - I had to have a Microsoft account in order to purchase and run it, so it should be shareable in my family group.

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can't share minecraft with my family account

I follow steps in this website

How to share your PC game library with your family | PC Gamer

and there's no minecraft in my family account's store

 

Share Minecraft Dungeons with family

In the past I've successfully shared Minecraft (bought on my account) with my children on the Family account and I was under the assumption that other games bought on my account could be shared with my children in the same way.

However having bought Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition on my account, when I try to install it via the Windows Store on my child's account, it only shows the option to buy the game again and not to install it like it did when I shared Minecraft.

So my question is should I be able to share Minecraft Dungeons with child accounts or not?

 

Share Minecraft with Family

I've seen a more or less similar post but of 2016, so I was hoping things might be different now.

Is it possible to buy minecraft once and share it with your kids on the family account and can they play it simultaneously?

I find this whole family account and content sharing on the microsoft store very confusing. It is very obvious in the Google play store how that works and there I bough minecraft once and can share it with my kids who can play it simultaneously.