How to Remove Your Account from Xbox that You Sold
To remove your Xbox profile from an Xbox console that you’ve sold, simply press the Xbox button to open the guide, select Profile & system > Settings > Account > Remove accounts, choose the profile you want to remove, and then select Remove to confirm. This process will delete your Xbox account from the console, but it won’t permanently delete your Microsoft account, allowing you to still use it on another Xbox console or app.
Understanding Xbox Account Removal
Removing an Xbox account from a console is a straightforward process, but it’s essential to understand the implications and the differences between removing an Xbox profile and deleting a Microsoft account.
FAQs About Xbox Account Removal
1. What Happens When I Remove My Xbox Account?
When you remove your Xbox account from a console, it deletes the profile and game data from the console or app, but you can still use the account on another console or app unless you permanently delete the entire Microsoft account.
2. Can I Delete My Xbox Account Without Deleting My Microsoft Account?
Unfortunately, it’s not possible to reset Xbox achievements and all without deleting your Microsoft account; if you want to start over, you’ll need to create a new Microsoft account and then register it with Xbox.
3. How Do I Unlink My Xbox Account from My Microsoft Account?
There is no way to delete only the Xbox profile from your Microsoft account; unlinking the device from the account means the device won’t affect your Microsoft Store device limit and keeps your account tidy.
4. What Happens If I Delete Someone’s Xbox Account?
This process only removes the account from being saved on your Xbox console; it doesn’t delete the Microsoft account completely, so anything saved in the cloud, like Achievements or saved data uploaded to Xbox Live, is safe.
5. Is It Legal to Sell My Xbox Account?
Buying, selling, sharing, borrowing, or trading Microsoft accounts is a violation of the Microsoft Services Agreement and the Community Standards for Xbox.
6. Can I Unlink My Email from Xbox?
You can change the email on your Xbox One console in a few steps, and you can have multiple email addresses affiliated with your Xbox One; however, if you only have one email linked to your Xbox One, you will have to replace it with another Microsoft email address.
7. What Happens If I Remove My Microsoft Account?
When you close your Microsoft account, your email and contacts are deleted from the servers and can’t be recovered; if you use your Microsoft account with Xbox, Skype, OneDrive, or other Microsoft services, you’ll no longer be able to access those services.
8. Does Deleting a Microsoft Account Delete Everything?
If you remove a user profile account, all personal files in that account will be deleted; however, if your account is linked to OneDrive, your files will remain as they are.
9. Why Can’t I Remove a Microsoft Account?
You might need to stop signing in to all Microsoft apps automatically before you can delete the account; navigate to Settings > Accounts > Your info > Stop signing in to all Microsoft apps automatically.
10. Does Microsoft Delete Unused Email Accounts?
Microsoft does not send emails to notify about deactivating email accounts; accounts can only be closed manually by the owner or if the account becomes inactive for at least two years.
11. Is My Xbox Account Tied to My Microsoft Account?
The Xbox app on PC relies on two Microsoft accounts: the Microsoft Store account and the Xbox account (your PC gaming account).
12. How Long Until a Microsoft Account is Deleted?
After 60 days, your Microsoft account will be permanently deleted; see How to close your Microsoft account for more info.
13. How Do I Disconnect My Microsoft Account from Everything?
To remove a Microsoft account from your Windows 10 PC, click the Start button, and then click Settings; click Accounts, scroll down, and then click the Microsoft account you would like to delete.
14. Can I Delete a Microsoft Account and Start Over?
If you delete your Microsoft account, you will lose everything associated with the account; you have a grace period of 60 days to reactivate your account, but you can’t retrieve deleted data.
15. What Should I Do If I Sell My Xbox?
When selling or gifting your Xbox console, make sure to reset and remove everything; this option resets the console to factory settings, deleting all user data, including accounts, saved games, settings, home Xbox associations, and all games and apps.