Minecraft Fixed "Multiplayer Is Deactivated." Please Check Your Microsoft Account Settings.
Side note, I really like his laptop signing in with a Microsoft account because, in my opinion, Microsoft has done a really good job on the family management side. I can track his screen time and many other great features parents are looking for without the need of any third-party programs.
The problem came when he went to play Minecraft multiplayer on one of his friend's servers. Instead of the message shown above, "Multiplayer is disabled" was displayed. Please check your Microsoft account settings"Cause
Microsoft blocks the "Join multiplayer gaming" permissions when creating a child Microsoft Account. This is a solution
- Browse to Family Safety portal https://account.microsoft.com/family and login with a family organisers (parents) account.- Towards the bottom click "Manage my family's Xbox online settings"
- Click the "Privacy and online safety" link to the left. Select the account that cannot play online games. Minecraft Java Select "Xbox One/Windows 10 online safety"
- At the bottom of the list of permissions set "Join multiplayer games" to Allow and click Submit
- Close and reopen Minecraft - You're done
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