Ensure the Private box and the Publick box are checked too. If you see more than one “javaw.exe” entries, check all of them. If not, click the Change settings button then check the “javaw.exe”.

Click Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall.

Set Control Panel view by Large icons then click Windows Defender Firewall.

Click the Windows start button, type control panel and press the Enter key on your keyboard to open Control Panel.

So check the Firewall settings and ensure the Minecraft executable file “javaw.exe” is allowed in the Firewall. You can connect to the internet but can’t join each other’s world. If Minecraft is not allowed in the Firewall, the “Unable to connect to world” issue can happen.

You should be able to join your friends’ world.

Back to the main menu and click the Friends tab.

Go to the Worlds tab and choose one of your Worlds.

Somehow it works for many users on all platforms. Some players have reported that after reloading their private world, they’re able to connect to their friends’ world. If you find you can still connect to a stranger’s world, you can remove the person as a friend then re-add him/her back. There is one more thing you can try: re-add your friend. I believe you’ve already tried restarting Minecraft maybe even restart your computer. You may not have to try them all just work your way down the list until you find the one that works for you. If you don’t know whether your computer is powerful enough to run the game which may relate to this issue, you can check Minecraft system requirements first. If you’re trapped by this problem, this post may help. It’s quite annoying when you try to connect with your friends’ worlds but receive this message “Unable to connect to world”.

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