Windows 10: Minecraft Java Multi-player Blocked due to Microsoft Account Restrictions when settings set...

I have two children with identical privacy and security settings on their Microsoft accounts trying to play the Java edition of Minecraft, but one is 6 and one is 9. Both are set to allow apps and content for 11 and under though. So, the only possible explanation for multi-player being blocked on the 6-year-old's account and not the 9-year-old's is some arbitrary Microsoft or Mojang override based on their actual birthdays. Can someone PLEASE tell me what this is and if there's any way as the actual parent I can be allowed to decide what is best for my own children? They'd like to play together in the same world.


The specific message on the 6-year-old's Windows 10 PC is "Multi-player is blocked due to Microsoft Account settings"


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Setting Microsoft Family app limit on Minecraft Java edition

Time spent using Minecraft Java edition doesn't show up in the list of apps used in Microsoft Family. This means you can't set an app limit on it. Minecraft launcher shows up, but it only says it has been used for 1 minute, whereas i know the game has
been played for hours. How can parental controls be applied here? It works for Minecraft Windows 10 edition but not Java.

 

Issue with playing multiplayer on Minecraft due to Microsoft settings.

There have been other issues raised with this exact problem, however none of them seem to address it and solve it. Here is my exact situation:

• I have Minecraft Windows 10 edition installed on my laptop.
• My account is not a child account, its birthday set is 1/1/2000, and it is not under a family.
• All settings on my X-Box and Microsoft account allow for multiplayer, and I am in fact logged into the proper account on my machine and Minecraft.

When I open Minecraft, I get the following error:





I've triple checked my settings, and I've uninstalled/reinstalled it on my machine, but to no avail. What's the issue here?

 

Setting internet safety

Hello,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

I understand your query. Yes, you will require account with administrator access to set up restrictions on your Windows 10 PC. Content restrictions help keep kids safer on Windows 10 devices and include settings to:

• Block inappropriate apps, games & media (labeled as Access to content on console)
• Block inappropriate websites (labeled as Web filtering on console)
• Require kids to ask a parent before buying stuff in Microsoft Store (Ask a parent)

Refer the article on Parental consent and Microsoft child accounts
for more information.

To set up content restriction you will have log with a Microsoft account with administrator and create a family group. I suggest you to provide administrator access to your local or standard user account.

To do that,

1. Under Settings > Accounts > Family & other users, select the account owner name, then select
   Change account type.
2. Under Account type, select Administrator
   and OK.
3. Sign in with the new administrator account.

You can also create a new Microsoft user account with administrator access. Refer the article on
Create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10
for more information.

After providing administrator access, you will have to create a family group. Refer the articles on a

What is a Microsoft family group? and
Add members to your family group for steps to add your child to the family account.
Once you have created a family account and added your child to the family account you can set up content restrictions, Refer the following article on
Set content restrictions on Windows 10 and Xbox One
for steps to set up content restriction.

Regards,

Sandeep Kumar M

Microsoft Community – Moderator