Summary
- Minecraft Education Learning Cubed v1.26 adds cross-tenant multiplayer support for Dedicated Servers and includes features from recent Bedrock releases.
- Microsoft 365 Global Administrators can enable cross-tenant multiplayer connections for Minecraft Education Dedicated Servers.
- Organizations using Minecraft Education Dedicated Servers, along with participating educators and students, are the primary audience for this change.
- Update Minecraft Education to the latest version on managed devices before using the new functionality.
- Review organizational policies and test the beta release before broad deployment if you plan to use cross-tenant multiplayer.
Primary Service: M365
Admin Impact: Medium
User Impact: Medium
Release Start: 01 Aug 2026
Release End: 01 Aug 2026
Services: Admin, M365
Category: Stay informed
Tags: Admin Action, New Feature, User Adoption
History
8/14/2026 Item Added to Message Center
Microsoft Message
We’re introducing Minecraft Education Learning Cubed v1.26, which includes support for cross-tenant multiplayer on Dedicated Servers along with features from recent Bedrock releases.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 567317.
Rollout schedule
Available now.
Impact on your organization
This release enables Microsoft 365 Global Administrators to allow cross-tenant multiplayer connections for Minecraft Education Dedicated Servers.
When enabled, students and educators from different Microsoft 365 tenants, such as partner schools or school districts, can participate together in multiplayer experiences hosted on a Dedicated Server. This capability can support collaborative learning opportunities, competitions, and esports activities across organizations.
Who is affected
- Organizations using Minecraft Education Dedicated Servers.
- Microsoft 365 Global Administrators managing Minecraft Education environments.
- Educators and students participating in multiplayer experiences across organizations.
Actions Required / Recommendations
To prepare for this update:
- Update Minecraft Education to the latest version on school-managed devices. See Update Minecraft Education.
- Review your organization’s policies and requirements before enabling cross-tenant multiplayer experiences.
- Test the update before broad deployment by installing the beta release. See Download and install the beta.
- If you experience issues after updating, contact Minecraft Education Support by submitting a support request. See Open a support ticket.
No additional admin action is required unless you plan to enable and use cross-tenant multiplayer for Dedicated Servers.