Xbox app on windows party issues

check xbox status, all of party chat and text chat was down most of the night, there is never a weekend where microsoft does not have issues, they are getting as bad as ea.

Thank you for the clarification.

Would you please check your account settings and make sure that your multiplayer feature is set to allow. Here's how:

1. Open your web browser and navigate to the official Xbox website. Sign in using your credentials.
   
2. Now, click on the tab of Xbox One/Windows 10 Online Safety. Make sure that the option of You can join multiplayer games AND You can create and join clubs. is Allowed.
   

If everything is set to allow, then I will need you to check you NAT type. You can check your NAT type in Windows Settings:

1. Press the Windows button on your device or keyboard, or select the Windows icon in the lower-left corner of the main screen.
   
2. Select Settings > Gaming, and then select Xbox Networking.
   
3. Under Xbox Live Multiplayer, check the NAT type.
   

If your NAT type is not Open, see Troubleshoot audio in parties and issues with multiplayer games on Windows 10 for help troubleshooting NAT.

I have same issues and no problems at all with my internet or nat type…. My partner is experiencing the same problem, this issue is not on our side.

Thank you for contacting us! I'm Anderson, an Independent Consultant and a Microsoft user like you.

good afternoon

it is likely to be a NAT problem

What is NAT:

NAT is nothing more than a protocol that translates IP addresses and TCP ports from the local network to the Internet. In other words, the packet to be sent or received from your workstation on your local network goes to the server where your ip is exchanged for the server ip and the replacement of the local network ip validates the sending of the packet on the internet. When the package is returned, the same thing happens, but in reverse. Which guarantees that the package reaches its destination.

Why is NAT important?

Your NAT type, combined with other players' NAT type, determines whether you can successfully use multiplayer games or group chats. The following tables illustrate the differences between NAT types. And based on your NAT type, who you can play multiplayer games with and who you can listen to in a group chat.

OPEN NAT

You can chat with other people, as well as host and participate in multiplayer games with people who have any type of NAT on the network.

MODERATE NAT

You can chat and play multiplayer games with some people; however, you may not listen to or play with others and you will probably not be chosen to host a match.

STRICT NAT

You can chat and play multiplayer games with people who have an OPEN NAT type. You cannot be chosen to host a match.

NAT NOT AVAILABLE

You will not be able to use group chat or connect to multiplayer games on some Xbox Live titles.

or your friends' nature can cause this kind of problem.

see this official microsoft article:

https://support.xbox.com/en-us/help/hardware-ne...

Hello @NickRobertson5!

When you are trying to join your friends' party on your computer, are receiving any specific error messages?