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

Some programs may need higher access in order to work properly. If your Minecraft launcher still won’t load at this point, you can give it elevated access by letting it run as Administrator.

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.

Open the Minecraft Launcher and go to the Minecraft Java Edition window in the left panel. Go to Installations, click the three horizontal dots icon (which appears when you hover your mouse over ...

If you experience such an issue in the Minecraft Java edition, here are the solutions that will help you. Why does Minecraft Launcher say Failed to create profile?

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