Xbox Party is a feature to invite your friends to chat while you are playing a game or watching a show on Xbox. You can invite friends to party from any device you have Xbox installed on. Using the Party features you can host open parties to let others join or host private parties for your friends. Some users are seeing error 0x807A1007 when joining an Xbox Party. In this guide, we have a few solutions to fix it.
Fix Error 0x807A1007 when joining Xbox Party
If you are seeing error 0x807A1007 when joining Xbox Party, the following methods can help you fix it.
- Trying to join again
- Check if your internet connection is working fine
- Check Xbox Server Status
- Turn on UPnP on your router
- Restore router settings to factory defaults
Let’s get into the details of each method and fix the issue.
1] Trying to join again
A temporary network issue might have caused the error. Try to join the party and see if it helps. If not, restart your router and console, and then, try to join the party. This should fix the error 0x807A1007.
2] Check if your internet connection is working fine
Make sure your internet connection is working fine to its full potential without any drops in speeds. To join a party or to play games on Xbox you need to have a stable internet connection to connect to the Xbox network servers. Run speed tests using online tools on other devices connected to the same network. If there is any issue with the internet fix it to fix the error.
3] Check Xbox Server Status
You need to check if the Xbox server is working fine using the Xbox Status. If there is any outage on the server you need to wait until it is fixed. The error will be gone after that.
4] Turn on UPnP on your router
If the error 0x807A1007 has occurred due to NAT issues, you need to fix it by turning on UPnP on your router. It changes the NAT type to Open NAT which in turn lets you join Xbox Party without any issues. UPnP is turned on by default on routers if it is available. You have to turn it off, restart the router and console, then turn it on again and power cycle your devices to fix the issue.
To turn on UPnP on your router,
- Log in to the router’s configuration page using the login address and credentials provided by the manufacturer.
- On the router’s configuration page, find the Advanced tab and click on it.
- Then, select Advanced setup and check the box beside Turn on UPnP. Save the changes and restart your router as well as the console.
- Repeat the steps above to turn on UPnP and power cycle your devices by disconnecting the cables for a few seconds and connecting them again.
This should fix the error 0x807A1007.
5] Restore router settings to factory defaults
If none of the above methods helped you fix the error, you need to reset your router to factory default settings. Each router comes with a reset button or a tiny hole to reset. You can find any of them on your router. Hold the button or insert a paper clip into the hole for 10 to 30 seconds until you see the router lights blink. This will reset your router settings and fix the error.
Read: Double NAT detected on Xbox One
These are the different ways using which you can fix the error 0x807A1007 when joining a party.
Why is Xbox not letting me join a party?
If you have any network issues, or NAT-type issues, you cannot join a party until you fix them. You need to check if the Xbox server status is working fine, make sure your internet connection is good, and turn on UPnP to fix the NAT-type issues. Once you have fixed them you can join a party or multiplayer game without any errors.
What do you do when your Xbox party keeps saying error?
You need to check the status of your internet connection, Xbox server, and NAT Type in the Network settings of the Xbox console and turn UPnP on if there are any issues with the NAT type. If none of them worked, you need to open Xbox recommended ports using the Port-forwarding option on the router or reset the router to factory default settings.
Related read: NAT errors and multiplayer games issues on Xbox.
