To activate the code - you need to link a bank card! After the end of the subscription, you will be charged for its renewal at the current price at that time. If you want to avoid charges, I advise you to unlink your payment data a day before the end of the subscription! Also, if you change the country of your account to the USA, you will not be able to change the region back until 3 months have passed! Therefore, when buying, keep in mind that there is a possibility that you will need to change the country of your account upon activation!


For other countries, you will need to change the country to USA, Germany or any other country from the list above using the free VPN Hola Free VPN Proxy with the region of the USA, Germany or any other country of your choice. Changing the delivery address and region of the Microsoft account occurs in the settings at this link - https://account.microsoft.com/billing/addresses?lang=en-RU#/. If neither one nor the other helped, we create a new account using a VPN with the US region and during registration we indicate the country of residence of the USA or Germany, or any other country from the list above.
You can also try THIS way:
1) In Windows 10, go to the Start menu.
2) Enter "Regional Options" and open Regional Options.
3) Change the country or region to Germany and close the Regional parameters.
4) Open the Xbox app and at the top right click on the profile and find "Settings".
5) Find the Redeem code and press the ACTIVATE button, there should be the country specified during registration.
6) Enter the activation code and click Next.
7) Converting the status, click Continue.
8) Attach the payment method and click Confirm. (enter random data where necessary)