Call of Duty Warzone: Lost Connection to Host/Server. Connection Timed Out: How to Fix?

The Call of Duty: Warzone has become a trending topic in the gaming industry after its launch on March 10, 2020. Though players are getting an online battle royale game in the Call of Duty franchise as a part of 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, it’s not stable or bug-free yet. The “Connection Failed” or “Connection Timed Out” error message wouldn’t be anyone’s cup of tea. Check out how to fix Call of Duty Warzone: Lost Connection to Host/Server. Connection Timed Out error.

The new Battle Royale (BR) game is free for Windows PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One platforms. However, you must install the Modern Warfare game after purchasing it. COD Warzone is a free-to-play game as an update over COD MW and comes with a huge 80GB-100GB download size. The new Warzone features improved graphics, a wider map area, up to 150 players in a match, etc. During the multiplayer game mode, the game is stuck on the pre-loading screen and shows an error like a connection failed or lost connection to the host/server.

Steps to Fix Call of Duty Warzone: Lost Connection to Host/Server. Connection Timed Out

Here we’ve shared some of the possible workarounds. You can troubleshoot the steps below that can be helpful to you if you’re also facing similar kinds of errors like connection errors or connection timed out, or can’t connect to host/server, and something like that. Plenty of people are facing a similar issue for PC and Xbox.

While one Redditor has reported that even after being done with port forwarding, DNS settings, reinstalling the game & game data, and hard resetting the console can’t fix this issue, the internet speed and ping reply are good enough to play the game nicely. The affected players expect this to be a server-side issue, and maybe the hotfix update will solve this error. Let’s quickly look at some possible tips or tricks to fix this connection error.

Server error. connection problems on call of duty Warzone for Xbox
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1. Reboot the System and Game: Restart your game from the launcher first. If nothing is fixed, you can also try rebooting the Windows PC/Laptop.
2. Check Internet Connection and Speed: Whether you’re using a wired internet connection or a wireless network, ensure the internet data balance is enough and the download/upload speed is consistent or stable. You can try resetting the Wi-Fi connection from the router login page and try again for the Wi-Fi routers.
3. Disable any VPN or Proxy Servers: Sometimes players try to enable VPN (Virtual Private Network) or Proxy Servers to change the region/location for better ping response, etc. Simply remove the VPN/Proxy servers from the device and reboot the system to check whether the issue has been fixed.
4. Update System version and Graphics Driver: Whether you’re facing any issues or not, it’s always recommended to try to check for the latest updates and install the latest version to upgrade the system version & graphics driver for optimal performance.

That’s it, guys. We hope this troubleshooting guide was helpful to you. Feel free to ask any questions in the comments below for any queries.