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Account closure can result in the permanent loss of access to all content, settings, and data associated with the account.
Users must actively sign in at least once every two years or risk having Xbox close their account.
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"you must sign in at least once in a two-year period to keep your Microsoft account...active...If you don't sign in during this time, we will assume your Microsoft account is inactive and will close it for you.— Excerpt from Xbox's Xbox Terms of Use
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Account closure can result in the permanent loss of access to all content, settings, and data associated with the account.
Users must actively sign in at least once every two years or risk having Xbox close their account.
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