{"id":357,"date":"2026-04-10T01:02:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T01:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5fac69a1e4b082e810c70e9b"},"modified":"2026-04-10T01:02:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T01:02:06","slug":"xbox-series-x-how-to-change-your-home-xbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/xbox-series-x-how-to-change-your-home-xbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox Series X: How to Change Your Home Xbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jsx-1699726555 wiki-page-title\" readability=\"21.882352941176\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1699726555 title-and-date\" readability=\"4.7777777777778\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-1699726555 last-edited\">Last Edited:<\/span> <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2020-11-11T22:45:47Z\" class=\"jsx-1699726555\">11 Nov 2020 10:45 pm<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\" readability=\"8\">\n<p>Declaring a console as your Home Xbox is important for a few reasons, but if you haven&#8217;t ever declared one, it&#8217;ll be done for you the first time you sign in to an Xbox One and save your password to that console. You can only have one Home Xbox at a time, but you can sign into your account on multiple consoles.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\">\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" data-transform=\"header\"><strong class=\"selflink\">How to Change Your Home Xbox<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"jsx-1391240796 below-bump\" readability=\"16.259875259875\">\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\" readability=\"5\">\n<p>To change your Home Xbox, go to Settings. Then under the <b>General<\/b> settings, select <b>Personalization &gt; My home Xbox<\/b>.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-3066701634 wiki-video\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\" readability=\"2\">\n<p>Once You&#8217;re in the My home Xbox menu you can choose to make the Xbox you&#8217;re on your new home Xbox.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\">\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" data-transform=\"header\">How Often You Can Switch Your Home Xbox<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\" readability=\"4\">\n<p>Switching your Home Xbox is limited to five times a year, so be mindful of that if you move between units often.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\" readability=\"5\">\n<p>You can find how many Home Xbox switches you have remaining by going to <b>Settings &gt; General &gt; Personalization &gt; My Home Xbox &gt; Learn More<\/b>. Then, scroll down to the &#8220;Number of switches&#8221; tab in the menu.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\"><output class=\"jsx-3129566342 wiki-image images-1\"><button title=\"Click to Show\" class=\"jsx-3129566342\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/xbox-series-x-how-to-change-your-home-xbox.jpg\" alt=\"Call of duty - matchtypes 2020-11-04 23-05-50.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 640px, (min-width: 641px) 640px\" class=\"jsx-2920405963 image medium jsx-786933128 jsx-1429740016 loading\"><\/button><\/output><\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\">\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" data-transform=\"header\">Home Xbox Benefits<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\" readability=\"2\">\n<p>Your Home Xbox allows you to have the following features:\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\">\n<ul>\n<li>Share downloaded and purchased content with anyone signed in to your console<\/li>\n<li>Share Xbox Live or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/wikis\/xbox-scarlett\/Xbox_Game_Pass\" title=\"Xbox Game Pass\">Xbox Game Pass<\/a> with anyone signed in to your console<\/li>\n<li>Play games offline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\" readability=\"5\">\n<p>If you change your Home Console, you can still access digital content on the old console, but <b>you&#8217;ll need to be signed in and online<\/b> in order to access it.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/wikis\/xbox-series-x\/How_to_Change_Your_Home_Xbox\">News Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Edited: 11 Nov 2020 10:45 pm Declaring a console as your Home Xbox is important for a few reasons, but if you haven&#8217;t ever declared one, it&#8217;ll be done for you the first time you sign in to an Xbox One and save your password to that console. You can only have one Home Xbox at a time, but you can sign into your account on multiple consoles. How to Change Your Home Xbox To change your Home Xbox, go to Settings. Then under the General settings, select Personalization &gt; My home Xbox. Once You&#8217;re in the My home Xbox menu you can choose to make the Xbox you&#8217;re on your new home Xbox. 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