How to Share an Xbox Game Pass with Your Family

Written by Darlene Antonelli, MA

Last Updated: July 30, 2025 Fact Checked

You can play over 100 different games monthly if you have a paid subscription to an Xbox Game Pass. This wikiHow will teach you how to share an Xbox game pass with your household so everyone under your roof doesn't have to buy a subscription. First, you need to set up your console as your home Xbox, then any game you download will be accessible to any profile that logs into your home Xbox console. You can also follow these steps on a secondary console in your house so your primary console only has your account logged in, but your secondary console works for the rest of the family.

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You first need to set your Xbox up as the "home Xbox." You can power on your Xbox by pressing and holding the Xbox button on the controller or you can press the power button on the console itself.^{[1]
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You're going to be able to share those benefits with any accounts that log into the Xbox console.^{[2]
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Press the Xbox button. This button is located in the top center of the Xbox controller.^{[3]
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- A guide should pop-up.
Use the directional pad or thumbstick to navigate to the "System" tab or gear icon.^{[4]
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This gear icon is usually the first option in the menu.^{[5]
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This is usually the second option in the menu.^{[6]
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This is on the right side of the screen and usually the third option down the menu.^{[7]
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Navigate to Make this my home Xbox and press A. This is usually on the left side of the screen, under a text box that outlines what setting your Xbox as the home Xbox means.^{[8]
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- If the box says "Remove this as my home Xbox," your Xbox is already set up for sharing and this feature should not be changed.^{[9]
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- Any profiles that log in to your home Xbox will be able to use your Xbox Live Gold subscription, games and downloadable content from the Microsoft Store, and downloaded games from a Game Pass subscription.^{[10]
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My children each have an Xbox one. We live together. We just got Game Pass on my son's Xbox. Do I need to buy another subscription in order for my daughter to use it, too?

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Set your daughter's console as the primary console, then add your son's profile with the Game Pass. Then create your daughter's profile. On your son's Xbox One, simply add his profile and you are all set. If this seems too complicated, then yes, you do need two subscriptions.

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