
If there is any issue or corruption in the friend list, you will not be able to connect to your friend’s world. Minecraft’s friend list is saved against your account and is not saved locally instead, it is fetched from the servers. The first one which tops our list is corruption in the friend list. Re-add your Friendīefore we start with the technical solutions involved to fix the problem, we will first try performing in-game workarounds. Make sure you also remember your credentials as we will be entering them again and again. Also, follow the solutions from the top and work your way down as they are ordered according to difficulty and effectiveness. Applications in Windows Store are full of bugs and updating the game to the latest version may fix the issue as Microsoft releases several fixes along the way.īefore you start with the solutions, make sure that you have an active internet connection on your computer and are logged in as an administrator.
Bugs: This possibility cannot be ignored. If these settings are causing issues, the game will not be able to connect. Internet Explorer: It may already be known to Advanced Windows users that Internet Explorer’s settings are reflected onto other applications and games running in Windows.
This will cause your game not to connect to the servers because the very basic step of Account authentication fails.
Corrupt Microsoft Account: Even though this is very rare, your Microsoft account’s configurations on your computer may be corrupt. We can work around this by using a VPN when connecting to another world. Issues with ISP: There are also several cases where there is an issue with your ISP. If this is enabled, you will not be able to connect to the world. Permissions: Xbox platforms (including the Xbox application on Windows) have a feature to disable the connection with other multiplayer. It seemed that it was corrupt and they were able to connect strangers’ worlds but not to their friend’s. An issue in the Friend list: We saw behavior in the game where users experienced issues with their friend list. This might be the case with Minecraft on your computer. False Positive: Several Antivirus software is known to flag verified applications as a threat. If your Firewall is malfunctioning, the game will be unable to connect to the servers and hence load the world.
Firewall: Windows Firewall is notorious for irrelevantly blocking several programs and services on Windows.