Add members to your Microsoft family

There are a few ways you can add someone to your Microsoft family, but the easiest way to set up and manage members is to go to account.microsoft.com/family and then do the following:

1. Sign in with your Microsoft account, then select Add a family member.

2. Select Child or Adult.

3. Type an email address or mobile phone number for the person you want to add and select Send invite. (If your child doesn’t have an email account or mobile number, select Create a new one for them.)

4. Have the person you’ve invited accept your invitation from their email or text message, or go to account.microsoft.com/family and select Accept now next to their email address. You’ll find it in the Notifications section at the top of the page under Pending member.

5. If you selected Accept now, sign out so the person you’re trying to add can sign in and join the family. Then, sign back in and finish setting things up.

Add an existing child account on your PC to your family

If your child already has a user account on your PC, you can add them to your family.

1. Have your child sign in to the PC.
2. Select the Start  button > Settings , and then select Accounts .
3. Select Your account.

• If your child doesn't currently sign in with a Microsoft account, select Sign in with a Microsoft account and then type their email address. You'll use their email address to add them to your family in a little while.
• If an email address is associated with their account, make note of it. You'll use it to add them to your family.

4. Next, you can add this child account to your family in one of two ways:

• Sign in to your PC and select the Start  button > Settings  > Accounts  > Family and other users. Then, select Add a family member and follow the instructions on the screen.
  
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• Sign in at account.microsoft.com/family and add them to your family.

Until they accept your invitation to join your family from their email, they'll be able to sign in without having any family settings, restrictions, or monitoring applied to their account.

Add a family member on Xbox One

The way you add someone to your Microsoft family on Xbox One depends on whether they’re new to Xbox Live or already have an Xbox Live account. For kids who are new to Xbox Live, add them to your family on the console, then manage their family settings on account.microsoft.com/family. Otherwise, they may not appear in your list of family members on the console.

If your child doesn’t have an Xbox Live account

1. Press the Xbox  button to open the guide, then select Sign in and sign in with your account.
2. Press the Xbox  button again and select System​​​​​ > Settings  > Account > Family > Add to family > Add new.
3. When the person you want to add is prompted to sign in using their Microsoft account email address, press B on your controller, then move the left stick down to select Get a new account, and have them follow the steps to create a Microsoft account.
4. When you’re prompted, select Add to family.

If your child has has an Xbox Live account on your console

1. Press the Xbox  button to open the guide, then select Sign in and sign in with your account.
2. Press the Xbox  button again and select System > Settings  > Account > Family > Add to family.
3. Select the profile for the person you want to add, then press the A button on your controller.

If your child has an Xbox Live account that’s not on your console

1. Press the Xbox  button to open the guide, then select Sign in and sign in with your account.
2. Press the Xbox  button again and select System​​​​​ > Settings  > Account > Family > Add to family > Add new.
3. Have the person you want to add sign in with their Microsoft account email address and password, and when you’re prompted, select Add to family.