Prerequesites - Xbox One (Any Model), $19.99, (One Time Fee for dev account) PC


I've gotten several requests to do this tutorial so today I am going to show you not only how to activate developer mode on your Xbox One but in addition I will show you how you can share it across two other Xbox Ones as well.

[1.] Go to the Xbox One store and search for Dev Mode Activation. Once you find it download it.

[2.] Once finished go to my games and apps and select "Dev Mode Activation"

[3.] Take special note of the code that is displayed

[4.] Go to http://aka.ms/activatexbox and enter the code displayed when prompted.

Note - If you do not already have a developer account you must purchase one now. You can do that here https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/store/register
It's only $19.99 and it's a one time fee. You are able to activate up to three Xbox One consoles.

[5.] After entering the code click "Agree and Activate". You Xbox One will now display a progress screen for a bit wait for it to finish. Once Activation is finished you will now go to your Dev Mode Activation app and click "Switch and Restart"

Congratulations, Your Xbox One will now restart into Developer Mode


In order to add more Xbox One devices just download the "Dev Mode activation app" on that console and then when you are activating you will log to your developer account and navigate to dashboard --> Settings and under Devices click "Xbox One development Consoles". It will look like this

From there just enter your activation code displayed on the Xbox One and this Xbox One will be activated along with any additional ones you would like to activate. Like i said you get a total of 3 activations per account so if you have family members or friends who want Emulators or homebrew on their Xbox One then it's a great deal for them too.



Any time you wish to go back to retail mode just navigate to Dev Home and select "Leave Developer Mode". When you are leaving Dev Mode you will always be asked if you want to delete sideloaded apps. Make sure and deselect the checkbox so you can keep all of your homebrew. Also alot of people have the common misconception that Developer Mode will erase their retail games or apps. I'm here to tell you that's complete Bullshit. All of your retail games and apps will be unaffected.

I hope I have been thorough enough in detailing all of the steps one needs to take. If you have any questions let me know.

Enjoy

 

[spyder918]

Correct. There is an option you tick that says "Leave Dev Mode" and if you go back to retail and restart your Xbox One you will be in Retail

Ah ok...thank you!

 

[Pickle_Rick]

[4.] Go to https://developer.microsoft/xboxactivate and enter the code displayed when prompted.

That link has changed to: aka.ms/activatexbox

 

[Zero72463]

People say "Share with me.", but I wouldn't recommend that because whoever shares with you can see all info about your Xbox One. (Console ID, etc) Nothing that can risk your password, but general info about the console you probably wouldn't want someone to know.

 

[dominater01]

People say "Share with me.", but I wouldn't recommend that because whoever shares with you can see all info about your Xbox One. (Console ID, etc) Nothing that can risk your password, but general info about the console you probably wouldn't want someone to know.

any info the site shares cant do any harm to the console its not like an ip or location so i wouldnt worry about it

 

[ATofix]

So what can you do with dev mode again?

 

[dominater01]

So what can you do with dev mode again?

run emulators, uwp games, uwp apps, etc.

 

[Drak0rex]

Some confusion, it feels like a step was left out. I clicked on the link to activate, but there was no box to enter my code. I'm not sure what I missed

 

[Itzumi]

Can someone share with me? I honestly don't feel like poping 20 down for some homebrew

 

[dominater01]

Can someone share with me? I honestly don't feel like poping 20 down for some homebrew

have you tried this?

http://www.xb1emu.com/en/uncategorized/get-a-free-developer-account/

 

[Itzumi]

have you tried this?

http://www.xb1emu.com/en/uncategorized/get-a-free-developer-account/

Thank you very much for that link.

 

[BLEEN]

Just want to update you guys. The clinton.edu student email method works! Just got my free dev account and devices ready to go! Thanks, all. Sorry if this is the wrong topic. Close enough lol

 

[EmulateLife]

Just want to update you guys. The clinton.edu student email method works! Just got my free dev account and devices ready to go! Thanks, all. Sorry if this is the wrong topic. Close enough lol

Don't you have to be a student?

 

[BLEEN]

Don't you have to be a student?

Yes, I enrolled. Then they give you an email address.

 

[EmulateLife]

So you're enrolling and you're going to take classes or you can just enroll get the email and not do anything else? Some clarification would be nice.

 

[BLEEN]

So you're enrolling and you're going to take classes or you can just enroll get the email and not do anything else? Some clarification would be nice.

The latter. Sorry, I'm on mobile.

 

[Just_A_K1rb0]

Wow, this topic needs to be revisited. Anyways, I want to do this but I don't have 20 dollars and I'm not a student. Can anyone help me?

 

[Bankshot]

Wow, this topic needs to be revisited. Anyways, I want to do this but I don't have 20 dollars and I'm not a student. Can anyone help me?

There's a post on Ebay for codes? Sorry if it doesn't help you. 20 dollars is a hefty price for emulators.

 

[edmaronline]

Very good post! Thanks!

 

[Just_A_K1rb0]

There's a post on Ebay for codes? Sorry if it doesn't help you. 20 dollars is a hefty price for emulators.

I want to do it for free tho and I don't trust ebay

 

[Angefusch]

So I have dev mode installed and was able to get my friend access to it as well but is there anyway to get him access to the content I have loaded onto the path for my Xbox i.e(retroarch) he doesn’t have a windows pc and won’t be able to load the path files himself unless I’m wrong about that too with Mac but any help would be appreciated if anyone knows how to transfer files like that through dev mode that would be perfect