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Minecraft Marketplace spending & troubleshooting
✅ Last verified: Oct 14, 2026 against the official pages linked in each section.
Quick answer: do these 2 things
- Marketplace spending: Minecraft's help center has an article "Managing Spending for Child Accounts in Minecraft Marketplace" and one on letting a child account redeem codes.
- Settings not working?: Settings apply even if you don't play on Xbox.
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Marketplace spending
Minecraft's help center has an article "Managing Spending for Child Accounts in Minecraft Marketplace" and one on letting a child account redeem codes.
⚠️ Couldn't fully confirm: We couldn't load the English Marketplace spending article to verify the exact steps. Use the official article until we can.
Source: help.minecraft.net
Settings not working?
Settings apply even if you don't play on Xbox. Restart Minecraft after changes. Make sure the child account is in your family group.
Source: help.minecraft.net
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