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Promote Child Account to Adult

If you were not yet 18 when you signed up for Xbox LIVE, your account was designated a child account. Child accounts are tied to a parent's Windows Live ID to control Family Settings, and some features of Xbox LIVE are restricted.

After you turn 18, you can promote your child account to an adult account. This promotion removes the Family Settings and Xbox LIVE restrictions. To promote your account, you must agree again to the Xbox LIVE Terms of Use and marketing opt-ins. If a parent's credit card was on your account, you must also enter a new one to replace it.

To promote your child account to adult status

1. From any area of the Xbox Dashboard, select your gamer profile.
2. Select Account Management.
3. Select Promote Child Account.

   Note

   This option is available on child accounts only after the owner has reached the age of majority.

   
   
4. Follow the steps to promote your child account.

For more information about your Xbox LIVE membership, see our detailed Account Management FAQ.

For general information about Xbox LIVE memberships, see www.xbox.com/live.