How do I re-enable Minecraft Multiplayer on my account when "cross-network play" and...

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    How do I re-enable Minecraft Multiplayer on my account when "cross-network play" and...


    I used to be able to play Minecraft multiplayer, but after setting up Family Safety and adding two child accounts, I can no longer use multiplayer on my own account. I haven't restricted my own access to my knowledge, and I've looked at guides online and ensured that I've gone to Xbox.com (despite not using an Xbox in years and being told my Microsoft Account settings need to be updated [from Minecraft itself]) and then to "Xbox and Windows 10 devices Online Safety" (despite being on Windows 11; this is the only option), and ensuring that "You can join cross-network play" and "You can create and join clubs" are both set to "Allow".

    As an IT (software design) professional, I'm finding it VERY frustrating to navigate not one but three websites in order to configure settings for a game I've had for a decade in order to make it work again. As a child, I could edit my BIOS settings and install and configure a modem long before they were plug and play, and the current state of Minecraft settings is far more frustrating for me. What the hell guys? I want to be able to play this game with my kids.

    EDIT:
    Changed my settings so that they were wrong, then set them back to how they were when I made this post, restarted my computer, and it worked.
    This is not an intuitive solution for your end users.

    :)
     
  2. XBF Eladio M Win User

    Minecraft xbox one bedrock edition

    Hey MeMsFoRDaYs

    Thank you for taking the time to post this on the Xbox Forums. We understand that you are currently experiencing difficulties with being able to use Cross-play with Minecraft.

    For this, I would recommend that you verify that your
    cross play settings are enabled
    on your account.

    Additionally, I would recommend that you
    re-install the game
    as this will give you the most recent version of the title as well.

    Give this a try and let us know if this works for you!
  3. XBF Eladio M Win User

    Minecraft Lan

    Hey Christian

    Thank you for taking the taking the time to post this on the Xbox Forums. We understand that you are seeking to create a world in Minecraft and connected to it via LAN.

    This article should provide for you the necessary information required in order to establish a connection via LAN.

    Keep in mind that both devices need to be connected to the same network, you must both have a Microsoft account and you must verify you have

    cross-play
    enabled on your account.

    I hope this is of some use to you.
  4. Marrion_Y Win User

    It says 0 friends online even though they are online

    Hi Jeremiah Vadas,

    Welcome to Xbox Community Forum. Thank you for sharing your concern with us today and we hope that all is well.

    Regarding with the hard reset that you performed on your console, was it a reset where you select Reset and Remove Everything?

    Does this used to work before, or this was the case ever since you got your Xbox console?

    Are you using a child account? If you are using a child account, permission is needed from the parent account to enable the Communication & multiplayer settings like You can join multiplayer games, You can join cross-network play and You can communicate outside of the Xbox network with voice & text options. But if you are not using a child account, make sure also that these setting are enabled on your account. See this page and follow the steps provided to Set privacy and online safety settings for cross-network play: How do multiplayer games and communication work for cross-network play? | Xbox Support.

    Let me know how it goes.

    Sincerely,

    Marrion

    Microsoft Moderator
  5. XBF Amber M Win User

    Xbox One Servers in Asia

    Hi there Monk,

    Thanks for the reply! Insofar as game for cross platform or cross-network play, there are already some multiplayer games out there that allow it. One of those games is Fortnite and, I believe, another is Minecraft. Essentially, there are just a few titles
    that allow cross-platform capability at this time, but hopefully more will be had in the future!

    For a little more info regarding how to play across networks, I recommend having a look at the following support article for specifics regarding the necessary settings to do just that: How
    do multiplayer and communication work for cross-network play?


    I hope that this helps out!

    Best of luck!
  6. Pratyaksh Singh Win User

    How to enable multiplayer

    My I don't how to enable multiplayer in Minecraft
    Reply me what I do play
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