Multiplayer hosting stopped + join code shows X X X X for over 3 months on MacBook (even after clean reinstall)

Hi,

I’ve had this problem for more than 3 months on my personal MacBook (not school-managed).

When I try to host a world, I get the message: “There was a problem and multiplayer hosting has stopped.” The join code only shows as X X X X instead of a real code.

I am using version v1.21.133.

Things I have already tried:

Restarting the Mac and the game many times
Enabling “Local Network” permission in macOS Privacy & Security
Turning off the macOS Firewall to test
Signing completely out of my Microsoft account and back in
Full clean uninstall + reinstall of Minecraft Education (deleted all leftover folders)

It still happens even when I’m at home on my own Wi-Fi with no VPN.

This has been going on for a very long time and nothing I do fixes it. Can someone please check my account or help fix the hosting/join code service?

Thank you!

Danny Support Agent

June 15, 2026 21:54

Hey there!

Sorry to hear you are running into some issues with this error. Thank you for sharing all that you tried, and it is quite the list! I will check with my team on this.

Do you know any others running into this issue?

Who are you trying to host for, are there other licenses on your domain?

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