Can't Host Minecraft

Hello, I'm Felipe and I'm an independent Community Advisor, and I'll do my best to help you.

If you cannot add friends or join their world, follow these steps to fix the issue:

Both Java and Bedrock players can experience trouble adding people or joining their world due to their Microsoft account privacy settings.

You may be having trouble joining other people's world because of your NAT status (This depends on your network configuration, but it can be fixed)

Your friend may not have his world set as "Open to LAN" or if he is hosting the server on a PC, his ports are maybe closed which is why you can't join.

Your firewall might be preventing you from joining the world



For instructions on how to fix such issues, visit this official Minecraft article:

[BEDROCK] https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/44...

[JAVA] https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/36...

If its minecraft you are talking about, try checking the host settings. Many people found they had changed after the last update. If you can't find your game, go to your download history and re-download it.

On a secondary topic, I have seen a lot of people having problems with minecraft multi-player since the last update. Several people I messaged before I became an ambassador asking that they check the host settings, and most of the time this was the problem.
It may be a good sticky to add to the minecraft forum.

Hi there Ryan,

Thanks for reaching out here in Xbox Forums. I understand there is an issue with connecting to a world in Minecraft and hosting a multiplayer match.

I recommend to try the following article: "I can't hear my friends online, or I can't join or host a multiplayer game with my Xbox One".

Try this out and let us know the results.

head to the minecraft forums, there are more minecraft "veterans" there

Might have better luck on the Minecraft forums or the Mojang support for better
assistance.