One of the most fun parts of Minecraft is the multiplayer aspect. There is a huge variety of fun Minecraft servers out there, offering fun game modes ranging from intense prison servers to relaxing parkour servers.

Unfortunately, however, problems can occur when trying to enjoy Minecraft multiplayer. One of the most common is the “multiplayer is disabled” error message when trying to play multiplayer mode.

Those experiencing this issue will often see an error message such as “Multiplayer is disabled. Please check your Microsoft account settings” when trying to play multiplayer. The problem can be solved by following the simple steps below.

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How to fix Minecraft error: “Multiplayer is disabled. Please check your Microsoft account settings”

Simply put, the “Multiplayer is disabled” error occurs due to protection settings present in the family group associated with the Microsoft account used to play Minecraft.

To fix the issue, affected players must change their Microsoft account age to be over 18. After this, they must leave the Microsoft family group associated with the account and also allow multiplayer on Xbox. The problem should then be fixed.

Step 1) Change the account age to over 18 years

1. Go to: https://account.microsoft.com/profile
2. Sign in to your Microsoft account if necessary
3. Click “Edit Profile Information”
4. Change the date of birth to 2000
5. Press Save

Step 2) Leave the Microsoft family group

1. Go to https://family.microsoft.com/
2. Sign in to your Microsoft account if necessary
3. Tap the three dots to open the drop-down menu on the family group to see more options
4. Select leave family group > remove

Step 3) Allow multiplayer on Xbox

1. Go to https://account.xbox.com/settings
2. Sign in to your Microsoft account if necessary
3. Click on the “Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Windows 10 devices Online Safety” tab
4. Set “You can play with people outside of Xbox Live” to “Allow”
5. Set “You can join multiplayer games” to “Allow”
6. Press send

Step 4) Connect to a test server to ensure the issue is resolved

After following the previous three steps, the problem should be solved. To make sure of this, players can connect to the Minecraft multiplayer server

IP: test.prisonfun.com

This server supports all versions of the game and is online 24/7 for players to verify their connection to. If players can join this server, the problem is completely solved.

If players still can’t connect to the server by IP: test.prisonfun.com, there is probably another problem at hand. There might be a problem with your network configuration in this case, which can be fixed with this helpful guide.

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