Since its release in 2009, Minecraft has seriously hooked up a lot of gamers with over 131 million monthly active users and over 200 million copies sold. It is still growing, and it is still the most beloved sandbox game around the globe.
No matter if you’re new or playing Minecraft for years, you would oftentimes come across an error joining Minecraft servers with an error code aka.ms/remoteconnect.
Let’s get into what exactly causes this error before delving into its fix.
What is https//aka.ms/remoteconnect Minecraft error?
Over the years, Microsoft has published Minecraft for almost all the operating and gaming platforms, including XBOX, Nintendo and PlayStation 4.
Since Minecraft allows for cross-play between different platforms, you are required to connect your Microsoft account to Minecraft multiplayer servers on these gaming consoles.
You would require a Microsoft account before you can play the game on these gaming consoles. In order to get yourself a Microsoft account, simply head over to https://signup.live.com.
Getting back on the topic, Https //aka.ms/remoteconnect is an error message that pops up when the game fails to connect with the Microsoft’s game servers, not allowing for any cross-play gaming on a console.
The aka.ms/remoteconnect error even prevents you from using the store to buy any tokens or use your existing tokens.
What causes https://aka.ms/remoteconnect error in Minecraft?
We’ve explored different Minecraft forums and discussions boards for all the possible reasons for this error. Before we head on to the solutions, let us concisely jot down the reasons for this error.
Corrupt Game Data
During installation or an update of Minecraft versions, ongoing server issues or unreliable internet connection may corrupt while overriding the existing game files. This may bring about the remoteconnect error, not letting you even start the gameplay or cause an error in connecting to Minecraft servers. In this scenario, a simple reinstallation with a reliable internet could possibly fix the issue.
Minecraft Cross-Play
Since Minecraft can be played and accessed on different gaming platforms, it also allows for cross-play, which means not only can you play it on different platforms, but also connect to your peers that are playing on a different platform.
However, if you’re accessing it from a different device than your primary device, the remote connection between your console/device and Microsoft server may not get established, causing the “https://aka.ms/remoteconnect error”.
To rectify this error in this case, try logging out from your primary device and then connect to your new device. Make sure to activate your Microsoft account by receiving the activation code on your computer or phone.
Restricted Access by Firewall/Antivirus
If you gaming console or operating system has a built-in firewall that is restricting the access to Minecraft servers, the remoteconnect error may pop-up, notifying you about the limitation in connecting to the game servers.
In order to fix this, simply add this URL ‘aka.ms/remoteconnect’ in the whitelist so the firewall/antivirus does not restrict the access to the servers.
How to fix https://aka.ms/remoteconnect error in Minecraft?
Now that we’ve figured out the roots of this error and some quick fixes, if the issue still persists, let’s better get down to some serious troubleshooting.
Fix 1: Activate Code Access of Microsoft account on the Console (Brute Force Method)
In order to access Minecraft and cross-play on your device or gaming console, you would require to login and activate your Microsoft account. To activate your account, you may be required to enter the activation code that you’ll receive via the Microsoft Code access page.
Please follow these steps to receive the code that you would need to enter to activate your Microsoft account on your console.
- In your Minecraft game on your gaming console, click on the multiplayer access sign-in.
- This will take you to a screen with a message with codes and the link https://aka.ms/remoteconnect to authorize your account.
- Open the browser on your device and login to your Microsoft account using https://account.microsoft.com.
- Once you’re logged in, in the same browser tab, go to https://aka.ms/remoteconnect.
- In the next window, insert the code you received earlier.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to activate the access.
Once activated, you would be able to access the Minecraft store, Gamertag, and your purchased content without any error. This method also called, ‘Brute Force method’.
Fix 2: Delete Minecraft Existing Data to Remove Any Corrupted/Duplicate Files Causing the Error
- Xbox One:
- On the home screen, click on ‘My Games & Apps’ and proceed to ‘Games’ on the left menu.
- Select ‘Minecraft’ and then press the menu button on the controller to access the ‘Manage Game’.
- Select the profile data you would like to remove and follow the on-screen instructions.
- PlayStation 4:
- On the home screen, select “Settings”.
- On the next screen, go to System settings > Storage> System storage > Saved Data > Minecraft and find and remove any duplicated files.
- Nintendo
- From the game menu, head over to “Settings”.
- On the next screen, go to Data Management > Save Data / Screenshots, and select ‘Delete Save Data’.
For anyone looking for their dream job as a game tester, you should keep in mind that troubleshooting like this will be important and beta testing will be the name of the game.
Fix 3: Unlink Your Microsoft Account From Your Previous Devices
If you’re trying to access Minecraft servers from a new device, make sure to sign yourself out of your Microsoft account from existing devices. In some cases, the network may prevent users from connecting to Minecraft servers from a new device if it is already signed up on an existing account.
Fix 4: Create a fresh Microsoft Account
The https://aka.ms/remoteconnect bug is often faced on Minecraft PS4 Bedrock Edition, most likely when switching your device. Most likely, it is due to conflict in activating the existing Microsoft account on a different PSN or Switch account.
To rectify this error, the most simple and easy method is to create a new Microsoft account and activate it following the same method discussed above.
Please note that by signing up for a new account, you would not be able to access the existing game data that you’ve on your existing Microsoft account.
This error is normally persistent in the PS4 edition of Bedrock. These fixes, hopefully, should resolve the https//aka.ms/reconnect error on your console. We can comprehend how frustrating it is to come across this error. However, if the issue still persists, head over to the Minecraft support forum and open a thread.
FAQs
Since crossplay utilizes Microsoft engine to let you connect with your friends across different consoles i.e., Xbox, Android, PC; therefore, you ultimately need Microsoft account access to be able to cross-play and connect with your friends.
1. In your Minecraft game, head over to Friends Tab.
2. Click on Add Friends.
3. This will open a pop-up box where you’d require to enter the GamerTag of your friend.
4. Minecraft will then look up in the Microsoft cross-play database and you will be able to add your friend.
As long as you’ve friends who play Minecraft using Microsoft cross-play engine, you can simply head over to the ‘Friends’ tab in the game and look out for “Joinable Cross-Platform Friends”. Once you click on a friend to add him/her for a cross-play session, you would be shown a pop-up to accept or decline him into your session.
Unfortunately, there is no official support for in-game voice chat from Minecraft. However, you can use a third-party mod available for PCs to enable voice chat functionality in Minecraft. The voice-chat feature was available until PS3 using PlayStation Game Chat but they’ve removed the support for Minecraft in previous updates.
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