How to Fix Unable to Connect to World Error in Minecraft

Minecraft will keep you digging through blocks, gathering resources, and building various structures during the hours and hours you play it. There is always something to do in your world. That being said, there is occasionally an error that can potentially pop up and prevent you from accessing it. Here’s how to bypass Minecraft’s Unable to Connect to World error.

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How to bypass Unable to Connect to World error in Minecraft

The Unable to Connect to World error in Minecraft is most common in the game’s Bedrock Edition and occurs when you try to join a friend’s world or server for the first time. The first thing we recommend is to check your internet connection. If necessary, reset the router and do whatever it takes to set your NAT type to Open or at least Moderate. If you’re trying to play with just one other person, suggest that they also try resetting their internet and looking at their NAT type. From there, try a full reboot of your system. After turning it off and on again, try to log in again.

If that didn’t work, try removing your friend from your friends list and then adding them again. It’s not a guarantee that it will work, but it has helped a few people with this problem. Another possible solution is to load one of your worlds, save and exit, then try to join your friend’s world again.

From there, we recommend checking your firewall settings. Whatever app you have to defend your PC can prevent you from accessing various content that it does not recognize. Make sure Minecraft or javaw.exe is allowed by the antispyware software you are using. If it’s Windows Firewall, find it in Control Panel with Display as set to Large icons and select Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall.

If none of the above worked, check your privacy settings on the platform you are playing on. Blocking access to other platforms through crossplay could stop you. From there, we recommend contacting Minecraft Support so they can help you with your particular situation.