6 Ways to Fix the Lavenderbeard Sea of Thieves Error on a Windows PC

The Lavenderbeard error is a widely reported connection issue for Sea of Thieves. That error occurs for some players when they try to join SoT games. The error message says: “The Sea of Thieves Services are temporarily unavailable. Please try again later (Lavenderbeard).” Consequently, players can’t join and play SoT games when that error occurs. This is how you can fix the Lavenderbeard Sea of Thieves error on a Windows 11/10 PC.

Check the Sea of Thieves Server Status

The Lavanderbeard Sea of Thieves error can sometimes be the result of a server-side issue. Or the servers could even be down for scheduled maintenance. So, check if there are issues reported on this Sea of Thieves status page. If that page highlights there’s a server outage, wait until it says all systems are working.

The game status page for Sea of Thieves

Sign out and Back Into Your Xbox Live (Microsoft) Account

Many players have said they’ve resolved the Lavenderbeard Sea of Thieves error by signing out and back into their Xbox Live accounts within the game. This is a straightforward potential solution you can apply as follows.

1. Start the Sea of Thieves game.
2. Click the Sign Out option on the game’s menu screen.
   
   

   The Sea of Thieves title screen

3. Select Yes to sign out.
4. Click on the Start Game option.
5. Input your Microsoft account password and click Sign in.
   
   

   The Sign in option

6. Click Let’s Go on the Sign in to Xbox Live window that appears.

Erase All Xbl Entries in the Credential Manager

Lots of players have also fixed the Lavenderbeard Sea of Thieves error by erasing all Xbl entries in the Credential Manager. The Xbl entries are saved credential data for Xbox Live. You can erase all Xbl entries like this.

1. Press the Type here search button on the taskbar or Windows logo button + S hotkey to activate the file finder tool.
2. Enter Credential Manager and click on the matching search result.
3. Next, click on Windows Credentials.
   
   

   The Credential Manager Control Panel applet

4. Click on an Xbl entry to expand it and select Remove.
5. Repeat the previous step for all Xbl entries within the Credential Manager.
   
   

   The Remove option for an Xbl entry

6. Exit Credential Manager and restart Windows after removing all Xbl entries.

Allow Sea of Thieves Through Windows Firewall

Firewalls block games and software programs from communicating with servers if they’re not allowed through them. So, check if the Sea of Thieves game is allowed through Windows Defender Firewall. Go through the steps on this Microsoft support webpage to add the Sea of Thieves EXE file to that firewall. You must also have the Private and Public checkboxes for Sea of Thieves selected on Windows Defender Firewall’s allowed app list.

The allowed app list for Windows Defender Firewall

If you have third-party security software on your PC, that could also have a firewall blocking Sea of Thieves. Look through the software’s tabs to see if it has a firewall exceptions list. If so, add Sea of Thieves to that firewall’s exclusion list if not already included.

Enable All TLS Settings

1. Press the keyboard key with the Windows logo on it and R simultaneously to activate Run.
2. Type inetcpl.cpl in Run and select the accessory’s OK option.
3. Next, click Advanced in the tab bar.
4. Make sure the Use TLS 1.2, TLS 1.1, TLS 1.3, and TLS 1.0 checkboxes are selected.
   
   

   The TLS settings on the Advanced tab

5. Uncheck the Use SSL 3.0 checkbox if selected.
6. Click on Apply inside the Internet Properties window.
7. Close Internet Properties by clicking its window’s X button.

Disable the Use a Proxy Server Option 

Having a proxy server enabled can cause game server connection issues to arise. So, I recommend you check if the Use a proxy server setting is selected on your PC and uncheck that option’s checkbox if it is. This is how you can deselect the Use a proxy server option.

1. Open the Internet Properties window as covered for steps one and two of the previous resolution.
2. Press the LAN settings button on the Internet Properties window.
3. Uncheck the Use a proxy server checkbox if selected.
4. Click the OK buttons inside the Local Area Network and Internet Properties windows.
   
   

   The Use a proxy server checkbox

5. Restart Windows 11/10 after disabling the proxy server.

The resolutions above are the most widely confirmed ways to fix the Lavenderbeard Sea of Thieves error on Windows 11/10 PCs. So, applying those possible solutions will likely fix that game connection error on your PC. Players who’ve found other ways to resolve the Lavenderbeard error are most welcome to share their resolutions in the comments section below.