How To Recover Xbox Account | Reset Password
How To Recover Xbox Account | Reset Password online and offline
It may happen that you have bought a new Xbox console or have accidentally deleted your profile, which means that all game data, score, profile picture, and badges are missing. Right now, you might be panicking because even though your entire profile is on your Xbox Live online account, how can you get it on the console? The excellent news is that Xbox has a recovery system to recover Xbox Account recovery Gamertag online and offline. The method differs between Xbox One and Xbox 360. If you are still using Xbox 360, please check accordingly.
How to recover Xbox gamertag online and offline
It may happen that you have bought a new Xbox console or have accidentally deleted your profile, which means that all game data, score, profile picture, and badges are missing. Right now, you might be panicking because even though your entire profile is on your Xbox Live online account, how can you get it on the console? The excellent news is that Xbox has a recovery system to recover Xbox Gamertag online and offline. The method differs between Xbox One and Xbox 360. If you are still using Xbox 360, please check accordingly.
Recover Xbox Gamertag on Xbox One
How to recover Xbox gamertag online and offline on Xbox One
While Xbox One used to offer an option to create an offline profile, the option is no longer available. Any profile that you create on Xbox One must be connected to a Microsoft account. That said, if you have forgotten your Gamertag and want to get it back, the only way is to use the same Microsoft account. You can point to the Gamertag from the Xbox website or on the console or on a Windows 10 computer.
- While you can use either method, you must know the email and password for that Microsoft account.
- Use of the Xbox website
- Xbox Gamertag on the XBox website
- Go to Xbox.com and sign in with your Microsoft account
- Click on the profile photo in the upper right.
- You should see your Xbox Gamertag at the top of your email ID.
- To manage even more, you can click on the Xbox Profile link. It will show only Xbox related content.
- Using the Xbox One console
- Press the Guide button to open the mini-guide on Xbox
- Navigate to the far right and click on the profile icon.
- Right below that, you should have all the profiles available on the console.
- Click on it to log in and all the data related to your profile should be available.
- If you can't see your profile, click the Sign in option and use your Microsoft account.
- Once you are signed in, Xbox One will download all Gamertag related content.
- Using a Windows 10 PC
Recover Gamertag from Xbox
If you are using the Xbox account on a Windows 10 PC to play games, then you need to use the Xbox app. As soon as you start it, it will use the Microsoft account from that Windows account and log in. Click on the hamburger menu at the top left and it will reveal your Xbox Gamertag. If you are using a local account in Windows 10, then you need to connect to a Microsoft account or use an account when prompted by the Xbox app.
