Windows 10: Issues modifying account privacy settings

I recently bought Sea of Thieves on Steam. After linking my steam and Microsoft accounts I launched the game to get the Avacadobeard error. From what I read the error is supposed to appear when you try to play the game without an Xbox live membership on Xbox; however, I am on pc so the only other thing I could find was that it should be a privacy setting issue. The thing is whenever I go to https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/family-online-safety/online-safety/manage-app-privacy-settings-xbox-one in an attempt to find the settings blocking me from playing the game and click the link for Privacy & online safety it just loops me back to the exact same website. I am using google chrome and have already cleared cookies and caches. Also, clicking my icon and then going through the settings there takes me through a second website https://account.xbox.com/en-us/Settings/Home/. I then click privacy and online safety only to be redirected back to the original website once again.

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Settings can't be opened using the built-in administrator account


Hello,
Unfortunately I have the same issue as Dabz from upgrading win7 to win10.
I've tried opening settings using all the suggested methods and it will not load using my account with Administrator access nor the built-in Administrator profile. I also tried other methods not listed such as using Run. Control panel is just a stepping stone to add users in Settings.
I'm also having explorer.exe issues, which I believe is preventing Settings from loading.
Using cmd (Admin) I successfully created a new user profile [and granted admin access also using cmd (Admin)], however win10 will not allow this account to log on. win10 does not list this new user within control panel but it does in the start menu. win10 will not allow to log in or switch to the new account via the start menu either.
I can access settings in Safe Mode but this will not allow me to create a new account.
Any help/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers

 

cant open privacy settings

Hi Sean,

There are several possible explanations as to why you're encountering issues with accessing your Xbox account's privacy settings. Here's a list of the common factors:

• There's an ongoing Xbox Live server outage.
• You're using a child account which needs a parent permission in order to change the privacy settings.
  
• Access to Xbox Live is not yet available to your location.

For us to determine the root cause of this issue, kindly answer the following questions:

• Are you using a child or a parent account?
• Have you made any changes to your Xbox account before encountering this issue?
• Have you tried using a different web browser to access your account's privacy settings?
• Are you encountering the same issue when accessing your account's privacy settings on a different device like an Xbox console?

 

Minecraft Privacy and Online Safety Settings

Hi,

Issues with playing multiplayer games online may occur if your account's privacy and online safety settings are blocked. To resolve your concern, log in to this

link and follow the steps below:

• Go to the Xbox One/Windows 10 Online Safety tab.
• Set Join multiplayer games to Allow.
• You can also change other settings before clicking the Save
  button.
• Play Minecraft again.

Note For the Child accounts, only the
Parent accounts can manage their privacy and online safety settings.

Should you need further assistance, you can reply to this post anytime.