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Mute, block, or avoid other players on Xbox LIVE

Overview

You can control how people communicate with you on Xbox LIVE. If you don't want to hear or be contacted by specific other players on Xbox LIVE, you can mute them, block their communications to you, or avoid them altogether.

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Mute another player on Xbox LIVE

To mute another player on Xbox LIVE:

  1. Press the Guide button on your controller.
  2. Press Y on your controller to go to the Xbox Dashboard.
  3. Select Friends, and then go to the Players tab. Select the player’s gamertag.
  4. Select Mute.

Block communications from another player on Xbox LIVE

To block communications from another player on Xbox LIVE:

  1. Press the Guide button on your controller.
  2. Press Y on your controller to go to the Xbox Dashboard.
  3. From the Dashboard, open a message from the player whose communications you want to block.
  4. Select Block Communications.

The player will not be able to send you any message, unless you first send a message to that player.

Avoid another player on Xbox LIVE

To avoid a specific player on Xbox LIVE:

  1. Press the Guide button on your controller.
  2. Select Friends, and then go to the Players tab.
  3. Select the player’s gamertag.
  4. Select Submit Player Review.
  5. Select Avoid This Player.
  6. Select why you want to avoid the player: Communication, Game Behavior, or Player Skill.
  7. Select the specific reason why you want to avoid the player.

What are other users saying about these topics?

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