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Cancel Xbox Game Pass from Microsoft Services and subscriptions: select Manage next to the subscription, then choose Turn off recurring billing or Cancel subscription. It takes 3 to 5 minutes and access normally continues until the paid expiry date. The most recent recurring charge may qualify for a one-time refund if cancellation occurs within 30 days.
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Microsoft gaming subscriptions for Xbox consoles and Windows PCs with rotating game catalogs and online benefits. This guide covers every place the subscription can live - the website - plus what happens to refunds, pausing and your data afterwards.
Game Pass can also be managed in Xbox console subscription settings.
Sign in to Microsoft Services and subscriptions with the account that owns Game Pass.
Locate the active Xbox Game Pass subscription and select Manage.
Choose Turn off recurring billing or Cancel subscription, depending on the option Microsoft shows.
Complete the confirmation and verify the date access ends.
Tick a step to keep your place - nothing is stored. Tap a step to tick it off - nothing is stored.
PC Game Pass costs $167.88 a year. Each saving compares that tool's entry plan with your selected plan - it is what stays in your account over the next twelve months. On a different Xbox Game Pass plan? Pick it below.
PlayStation Plus PlayStation Plus Essential plan $10.99 / month No one pays for a spot here - the cheapest option simply goes first, the Switch button goes straight to the provider, and every card links to our own verified guide.
Add it to your subscriptions and see what the whole stack costs - and what walks away if you cancel.
XG PC Game Pass · $13.99/month, billed monthly
Tell us when Xbox Game Pass renews and download a calendar reminder that lands two days before, with this guide and the direct cancellation page inside. Nothing is stored - the file is yours.
The official Game Pass plan page says the most recent recurring charge may qualify for a one-time refund if cancellation occurs within 30 days, limited to one refund per account and subscription.
A member can change subscriptions separately, but cancellation does not automatically move the account to another paid Game Pass tier.
No Xbox Game Pass pause option was documented in the reviewed official sources.
Turning off Game Pass renewal leaves the Microsoft account intact. Closing the Microsoft account is separate and affects Xbox and other Microsoft services tied to it.
These verified routes also apply to Xbox Game Pass.
Open Microsoft Services and subscriptions, select Manage for Game Pass and turn off recurring billing or cancel.
Turning off recurring billing normally preserves access until the paid expiry date.
A one-time refund may be available for the most recent recurring charge within 30 days, subject to Microsoft's limits.
No. Microsoft account closure affects other Microsoft services tied to the same account.
Manually verified on 8 Aug 2026, based on official documentation. If Xbox Game Pass changed something, telling us takes one click - a human re-checks every report.
