With the holiday season upon us, some Xbox users may be getting gift cards to Xbox Game Pass, a specific Xbox game (or game add-on), or a card with a dollar value to add to their Xbox account. Today’s post will go over how you activate the code that you receive with the card. Xbox Game Pass Activating Codes
About The Xbox Gift Card
Anyone who has ever purchased a gift card has most likely seen the Microsft Xbox Cards. The cards can be specific to a game/game add-on, the Game Pass service, Xbox Live, or just a dollar amount that you can add to your account.
When you purchase the card, at a store or online, you get a code which is what you enter on your Microsoft account, to activate the benefit.
The following steps will go over how you add the gift card code to your account.
Using Xbox One
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- SIGN IN TO YOUR XBOX ONE (MAKE SURE YOU’RE SIGNED IN WITH THE MICROSOFT ACCOUNT YOU WANT TO REDEEM THE CODE WITH).
- PRESS THE XBOX BUTTON TO OPEN THE GUIDE, THEN SELECT HOME.
- SELECT STORE.
- SELECT USE A CODE
- ENTER THE 25-CHARACTER CODE THAT’S DISPLAYED ON THE BACK OF THE CARD, OR THE ONE YOU RECEIVED IF YOU ORDERED ONLINE. THEN FOLLOW THE PROMPTS. DON’T WORRY ABOUT HYPHENS, THE SYSTEM TAKES CARE OF THOSE FOR YOU.
NOTE: IF YOU CAN’T LOCATE THE STORE, SCROLL DOWN TO ADD MORE ON THE HOME SCREEN AND SELECT THE STORE TILE. (YOU MAY NEED TO SELECT SEE ALL SUGGESTIONS.) THEN SELECT ADD TO HOME.
For Xbox Series X and Series S Consoles
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- SIGN IN TO YOUR XBOX ONE (MAKE SURE YOU’RE SIGNED IN WITH THE MICROSOFT ACCOUNT YOU WANT TO REDEEM THE CODE WITH).
- SELECT THE MICROSOFT STORE APP FROM YOUR HOME SCREEN OR SEARCH FOR IT.
- SCROLL DOWN TO “REDEEM CODE” (ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE (UNDER YOUR ACCOUNT NAME).)
- ENTER THE 25-CHARACTER CODE THAT’S DISPLAYED ON THE BACK OF THE CARD, OR THE ONE YOU RECEIVED IF YOU ORDERED ONLINE, THEN FOLLOW THE PROMPTS. DON’T WORRY ABOUT HYPHENS, THE SYSTEM TAKES CARE OF THOSE FOR YOU.
NOTE: IF YOU CAN’T LOCATE THE STORE, SCROLL DOWN TO ADD MORE ON THE HOME SCREEN AND SELECT THE STORE TILE. (YOU MAY NEED TO SELECT SEE ALL SUGGESTIONS.) THEN SELECT ADD TO HOME.
If You Want To Redeem Via The Web
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- LOAD A WEB BROWSER AND GO TO THIS ADDRESS: HTTPS://REDEEM.MICROSOFT.COM/ENTER
- SIGN IN WITH YOUR MICROSOFT ACCOUNT CREDENTIALS.
- ENTER YOUR UNIQUE CODE THAT’S DISPLAYED ON THE BACK OF THE CARD, OR THE ONE YOU RECEIVED IF YOU ORDERED ONLINE, AND FOLLOW THE PROMPTS TO ACTIVATE. DON’T WORRY ABOUT HYPHENS, THE SYSTEM TAKES CARE OF THOSE FOR YOU.
Using The Store In Windows 10
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- SIGN IN TO YOUR PC (MAKE SURE YOU’RE SIGNED IN WITH THE MICROSOFT ACCOUNT YOU WANT TO REDEEM THE CODE WITH).
- PRESS THE START BUTTON, TYPE STORE, THEN SELECT MICROSOFT STORE.
- SELECT MORE … > REDEEM A CODE.
- SELECT “REDEEM CODE”
- ENTER THE 25-CHARACTER CODE THAT’S DISPLAYED ON THE BACK OF THE CARD, OR THE ONE YOU RECEIVED IF YOU ORDERED ONLINE, THEN FOLLOW THE PROMPTS. DON’T WORRY ABOUT HYPHENS, THE SYSTEM TAKES CARE OF THOSE FOR YOU.
For Those Using The Android Xbox Mobile App
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- OPEN THE XBOX MOBILE APP, THEN SIGN IN (MAKE SURE YOU’RE SIGNED IN WITH THE MICROSOFT ACCOUNT YOU WANT TO REDEEM THE CODE WITH).
- PRESS THE MENU BUTTON IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER.
- SELECT MICROSOFT STORE FROM THIS LIST, THEN CHOOSE TO REDEEM A CODE.
- SELECT “REDEEM CODE”
- ENTER THE 25-CHARACTER CODE THAT’S DISPLAYED ON THE BACK OF THE CARD, OR THE ONE YOU RECEIVED IF YOU ORDERED ORDERED ONLINE, THEN FOLLOW THE PROMPTS. DON’T WORRY ABOUT HYPHENS, THE SYSTEM TAKES CARE OF THOSE FOR YOU.
Xbox 360 Redeem
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- SIGN IN TO YOUR XBOX 360 (MAKE SURE YOU’RE SIGNED IN WITH THE MICROSOFT ACCOUNT YOU WANT TO REDEEM THE CODE WITH).
- PRESS THE XBOX GUIDE BUTTON ON YOUR CONTROLLER
- SELECT GAMES & APPS, THEN CHOOSE REDEEM CODE.
- ENTER THE 25-CHARACTER CODE THAT’S DISPLAYED ON THE BACK OF THE CARD, OR THE ONE YOU RECEIVED IF YOU ORDERED ONLINE, THEN FOLLOW THE PROMPTS. DON’T WORRY ABOUT HYPHENS, THE SYSTEM TAKES CARE OF THOSE FOR YOU.
Final Thoughts
Redeeming the code for Xbox Gift cards is easy. Hopefully, the instructions above answered any questions you may have.
