Is there a way to play Minecraft without logging in to the Microsoft store with the right Microsoft account ?

To play Minecraft on a Windows PC, you typically need to be logged into the Microsoft Store with the account that owns the game. This is due to the way Microsoft manages game licenses and user authentication.

However, if you have Minecraft through Xbox Game Pass, and your Windows 11 account has access to Game Pass, you can play Minecraft without switching accounts. Game Pass allows for family sharing, so as long as the account with Game Pass is set as the home account on your PC, all profiles on that PC can access its games.

This is terrible. How do I do this for my children without needing to create MS accounts for each of them and give them access to Microsoft Store?

• mincra

So what you're saying is that there is no way for my children to each play their own game, each with their own licence, on their own PCs, WITHOUT creating a separate Microsoft account and giving each of them access to play store?

And this is the best approach Microsoft could come up with?

I realise that 'best' is different for each entity om this - best for microsoft is how can we maximise revenue and best for parents is 'how can we restrict young children's access only to the bits of the internet we are happy for them to access, but surely there's a way MS can help us manage family access. It's one game we want them to play, not access to the whole play store!