Microsoft will close its free Xbox Music streaming service from December 1, 2014.
To access the service, users will now require an Xbox Music Pass, priced at $9.99 per month.
Microsoft originally launched Xbox Music at the same time as its Windows 8 operating system in October 2012.
The service was pre-installed on devices running Windows 8.
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