> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://devdocs.xbox.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Manage Free to Use scenarios > Grant selected users a time-boxed Free to Use entitlement to a game, bundle, demo, or durable so they can install without a purchase transaction. ## Definition The **Free to Use** section of the **Pricing and availability** module in Partner Center can only be configured by Microsoft. *Free to use configurations* give an entitlement to a product for a subset of users based on criteria, such as product ownership, and for a defined period of time. Users gaining access to a product in this way won't go through a purchase transaction and will instead see the option to **Install** when viewing the Microsoft Store Product Details Page (PDP). ## Product types this applies to * Game * Bundle * Game Demo * Durable (with or without bits) * Add-on Bundle * Season Pass ## Product types this does not apply to * Consumable (Developer or Store managed) ## Requesting a free to use configuration Free to use configurations are submitted to Microsoft using a Free to Use Request Form. Speak to your Microsoft contacts to get the latest version of the form. Free to use configurations are created based on the following components. * **Markets** are the markets where the free to use configuration will be available to users. * Markets must be configured for the product availability before they can be selected in the free to use configuration. * **Defined user group** is the category of users that are entitled to use the product. * User groups primarily include, but are not limited to, *Owners of*, *Subscribers*, or *Everyone*. * **Starts on** is the date and time for the entitlement to become active for users in the Defined User Group. * Users can install the product starting on this date and time. * **Ends on** is the date and time for the entitlement to become inactive for users in the Defined User Group. * Users can't install the product after this date and time. Users who have already installed the product can't use it after this date and time. * **Unlocks on** is the date and time that the product can be used by users in the Defined User Group. * It must be on or after the *Starts on* date and time and before the *Ends on* date and time. * If an unlock date isn't configured, the *Released* status in inventory will default to the availability that's configured. Set *Unlocks On* for the date and time the product will be usable by owners. * If you're configuring a free to use entitlement on a product that isn't released, or on a product in a pre-order bundle, speak to your Microsoft contacts to validate your configuration and ensure that players can use the product at the right time. A user's entitlement to the product will remain active as long as the user remains in the *Defined User Group* and the *Ends on* date and time hasn't passed. After the *Ends on* date and time has passed, all users who were entitled by the free to use configuration to use the product will lose access to it. ## Scenarios where free to use configurations can be used * Giving a user access to a product if they own a specific product. * It's possible to use an **AND** condition to give a user access to a product if they own two specific products. * Giving a user access to a product as part of a subscription. * Giving a user access to a specific product included in a pre-order bundle, if the product has already released. * A pre-order bundle is created and includes each of the products that the user will purchase to own. * A free to use entitlement is then configured on the product that's included in the bundle that you want the user to be able to play during the pre-order period. * The free to use configuration's Defined User Group is owners of the pre-order bundle. * The configuration's Unlock date matches the date you want the users to be able to play the content. If an *Unlocks on* date and time isn't specified, the user wouldn't be able to use the product until the release date of the pre-order bundle. * This scenario can also be used to give access to an unreleased product, such as a beta or demo, during the pre-order period. * Double purchase protection on Day 1 bundles for users who own a pre-order version of the bundle * Bundle A is a pre-order bundle that will be available until the release date of the product (*Date C*). * Bundle B is a bundle that is only available to purchase after *Date C*. * To prevent users who purchased Bundle A from being able to purchase Bundle B, configure a free to use entitlement on Bundle B with a Condition of ownership of Bundle A. * Do this only if Bundle B only contains a subset of the content included in Bundle A. If Bundle B contains different products, the user will be able to purchase it. * Free Play Days * Microsoft might schedule products available on PC or Console to be accessible to users for free for a specific period of time. For more information about Free Play Days, speak to your Microsoft contacts. ## See also * [Availability - markets, pricing, release schedule](/publishing/game-publishing/concepts/availability/availability-overview) ## Related topics - [Pricing and Availability overview](/publishing/game-publishing/concepts/availability/availability-overview.md) - [Client-side use of XBOX services user privileges](/services/xbox-services/fundamentals/identity/privileges/concepts/live-user-privileges-client.md) - [Pre-orders](/publishing/game-publishing/concepts/availability/preorder-overview.md) - [Configure pricing and availability for a game](/publishing/game-publishing/tutorial-xbox-managed/how-to-configure-pricing-and-availability.md) - [User stats scenarios](/services/xbox-services/player-data/stats-leaderboards/event-based/config/live-user-stats-scenarios.md)