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Appear Offline in the Xbox App on Windows

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Answer

Open the Xbox app, select your profile picture, choose your current presence, and select Appear offline if that option is shown. Check the profile again to confirm the change. This hides your Xbox presence, but a game, Discord, or another service may show its own status, and Xbox privacy settings can control what other people see.

Before you continue
  • Use the correct profilePresence applies to the signed-in Xbox account.
  • Choose Appear offlineIt is normally under the current presence in the profile menu.
  • Check other servicesSome games publish a separate status.
Review Xbox privacy settings
Guide steps6 steps
  1. Open the correct Xbox profile
  2. Open the presence control
  3. Choose Appear offline
  4. Confirm the Xbox status
  5. Check the game separately
  6. Review privacy when needed
  7. If it still does not work

Open the correct Xbox profile

Launch the Xbox app and select the profile picture. Check the gamertag before changing presence.

Open the presence control

Select the current status, such as Online or Appear online, if the profile menu shows it.

Choose Appear offline

Select Appear offline and wait a few seconds for the profile status to update.

Confirm the Xbox status

Open the profile menu again. Ask a trusted friend to refresh your Xbox profile if you need an outside check.

Check the game separately

A running game may have its own friend list or presence setting. Close it or change that setting separately if it still announces activity.

Review privacy when needed

If the issue is who can see activity rather than the temporary status, review Xbox privacy and family settings with the account owner.

Review Xbox privacy settings

If it does not work

  • If Appear offline is missing, update the Xbox app from Microsoft Store, restart it, and check the same profile menu again.
  • If a child account cannot change presence, the family organizer may need to review communication and privacy settings.
  • Appearing offline does not disconnect the account or make online play anonymous; people in the same match can still encounter you.
Sources and verification

Checked against official documentation on . Scope: Xbox app on Windows.

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