How to play minecraft without microsoft

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How to play minecraft without microsoft

master shake 0

Since I can't sign in to my account in minecraft to play the game I BOUGHT ALREADY, I figured I'd ask here how to play it without microsoft. Someone can either tell me how to get around microsoft, or an actual human from microsoft will see it and maybe then I can get some actual help to get into the game.

Just for assuage any misgivings about this. I bought the game about a year ago (for a 2nd time) from microsoft. I played it until about 7 months ago. I've been wanting to play again lately so I tried to log in today. It's telling me it can't sign me into to xbox live with code 0x80090036. I went through all of microsoft's 'support' which boiled down to
'we expect users to solve their own technical issues' from their wonderfully effective AI support system. Well, this is me trying to solve my own issues. So happy to crowd source any way to cut microsoft out of the equation here, and maybe, just maybe, get microsoft's attention to fix some issue... or not and find a way to not bother with microsoft at all. both are good for me, but I'm absolutely not buying this game a 3rd time. Screenshot 2026-07-25 170755

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wili friz 0 Reputation points

2026-09-02T14:02:51.7066667+00:00
hello

same problem here.

I own minecraft on the same account that my windows license is.

I need to log in on xbox, with my microsoft account and with my minecraft account every time i wanted to play the game, ist just a 10-15 minutes to actually click the button to start the game every time, it never remembered me on my only pc.

The unable to sign in problem happened to me multiple times in the last few years but after i got told i cant get a refund becouse microsoft did not sell me minecraft becouse i bought from Mojang and not microsoft, and its ifuriateing to get a game that i play for 16 years now taken away from me.

this error is consistent now for the last month, i try to log in to xbox or microsoft on the minecraft launcher and it just fails

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wili friz 0 Reputation points

2026-09-02T14:02:51.7066667+00:00

hello

same problem here.

I own minecraft on the same account that my windows license is.

I need to log in on xbox, with my microsoft account and with my minecraft account every time i wanted to play the game, ist just a 10-15 minutes to actually click the button to start the game every time, it never remembered me on my only pc.

The unable to sign in problem happened to me multiple times in the last few years but after i got told i cant get a refund becouse microsoft did not sell me minecraft becouse i bought from Mojang and not microsoft, and its ifuriateing to get a game that i play for 16 years now taken away from me.

this error is consistent now for the last month, i try to log in to xbox or microsoft on the minecraft launcher and it just fails

Answer 1

Hi master shake

I understand your frustration. If you already own Minecraft, you should not need to buy it again. Unfortunately, there is no supported way to play Minecraft Java or Bedrock on PC without signing in to the Microsoft account that owns the license.

Try these steps first:

Sign in to the Xbox app using the Microsoft account that purchased Minecraft, then launch Minecraft again.
Verify you're using the correct account by checking your Microsoft order history and confirming Minecraft is listed on that account.
Restart Xbox services on Windows:

Press Win + R, type services.msc
Restart Xbox Live Auth Manager
- Restart Xbox Live Networking Service
- Restart Gaming Services
- Reboot your PC and try again

Contact Minecraft Support:

Go to https://help.minecraft.net/
Select Contact Us (if available)
Provide:
- The error code 0x80090036
- Your Minecraft purchase details
- The troubleshooting steps you've already tried

If the license is on your account, support can help investigate the sign-in issue. As this is a public forum, please do not post your email address, order numbers, or other personal information since no one here can have a look into your account and what's behind the scene, only official support can.

Hope you'll get this sorted out!

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