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Birthdays are great. Cake! An increasingly sprawling number of candles! Microsoft Rewards points! Wait... come again? Yup, you can indeed claim birthday gifts from the Xbox App if you own an Xbox Series X/S or use Xbox Game Pass on a gaming laptop. Though said gifts aren't exceptionally glamorous and require you to make purchases on the Microsoft Store before you can claim them, they're better than nothing. Below, we'll guide you through the process of how you can earn Rewards points during your birthday week, while also breaking down exactly what these points can be spent on.