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How to fix Xbox Live if it doesn’t work on child accounts
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
updated onOctober 4, 2023
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To prevent fraud and protect children from the online threat Xbox allows the parents to create a Child account with restrictions. However, the parents can share their Xbox Live Gold account with their child account from the parental controls.
However, some Xbox users have reported Xbox Live won’t work on child account issues while trying to use their Xbox Live account with the Child account as reported in theMicrosoft Community Forums.
Adding XBox Live to a Child AccountHello,I’m a bit of a newbie to XBox. We recently got an XBox One for my kids and I’m having difficulty adding XBox Live to their accounts. I went into settings and have it set to ask a parent, but when I try to purchase on their child account it says “You need a Parent to Buy this” “we can’t send a request”. Isn’t it supposed to send a request for me to approve the purchase.
Follow the troubleshooting steps in this article to fix Xbox Live won’t work on child account problem.
How do I fix Xbox Live when it doesn’t work on child accounts?
1. Change Privacy and Online Safety Setting for Child Account
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2. Change Privacy on Child Account
The Xbox Live won’t work on Child account is not a new issue and there seems to be no definite fix for this problem where the parents can link their child’s Xbox Profile with a Microsoft Live account with ease.
However, we have listed some of the recommended fixes to get around this issue. Do let us know if any of the solutions helped you resolve the issue.
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Tashreef Shareef
Tashreef Shareef is a software developer turned tech writer. He discovered his interest in technology after reading a tech magazine accidentally. Now he writes about everything tech from Windows to iOS and streaming services to IoT at WindowsReport.
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