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How to fix Denial Reason Code 20 in Fortnite Set your\u00a0Party Privacy mode to Public, and ensure everyone you plan to play with does this as well. Set your\u00a0Fortnite\u00a0party to Public. Add your teammates to your Epic Games account. Turn on Cross-Network Play. Restart your Xbox gaming device. The Denial Reason Code 20 error\u00a0appears more often if players looking to squad up have conflicting Party Mode settings. Users with their settings set to Private may cause the error to show up for the remaining players. In addition to adjusting party privacy settings, you can fix this error by adding your teammates as friends on your Epic account. If you still haven\u2019t linked your\u00a0Fortnite\u00a0account with an Epic Games account, you can do so by following\u00a0these steps. Update your graphics drivers Another possible fix could come from corrupted graphics drivers, known to give\u00a0Fortnite\u00a0some issues. Here are the steps on how to update your graphics drivers. Go to the manufacturer\u2019s website and download the latest graphics driver for your card. Install the drivers via the on-screen instructions. Restart your computer. Launch\u00a0Fortnite. So, there you have it. You now have everything you need to fix Denial Reason Code 20 in Fortnite. 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Hopping onto a\u00a0Fortnite<\/em>\u00a0match is easy, but it can become a complex procedure if errors like Denial Reason Code 20 appear out of nowhere.<\/p>

The Denial Reason Code 20 is generally associated with Xbox players. It often resurfaces when players try to join each other\u2019s parties\/squads.<\/p>

Thankfully, players can try a few solutions to get it fixed for good.<\/p>