Somewhat confusingly, there was an old launcher called 'Minecraft Unified Launcher', which was specifically for Windows 7 and 8 and only launched Java Edition and Minecraft Dungeons.

Lunar Client is a custom Minecraft launcher that optimizes several aspects of the game (Image via Sportskeeda) Minecraft Java Edition can be downloaded and played in several different ways.

Thanks to Minecraft: Java Edition's new launcher, however, reverting to alpha and beta versions is incredibly intuitive.

You'll need a Microsoft account to download Minecraft but that's no sweat to do. Choosing between the two versions, Java and ...

Minecraft players struggle to play Java Edition with the new Launcher causing log-in difficulties and long download times.

Run Minecraft Java on your Steam Deck with my straightforward step-by-step guide, using Prism Launcher to keep things simple.

Open the Microsoft Store, locate Minecraft Launcher and click on the Get button to download and install the launcher to your computer. Restart your computer, then launch the game to see if the ...