A new installation can be created by clicking the 'New installation' button and an existing installation can be edited by clicking on it. minecraft).īy default, there are installations for the 'Latest release' and for 'Latest snapshot' (if enabled), both of which the game versions cannot be changed. Installations are stored in launcher_profiles.json (or launcher_profiles_microsoft_store.json when using the new Minecraft Launcher for Windows) in the game's directory (. There are buttons to sort and search installations, as well as checkboxes to enable installations with 'Releases', 'Snapshot', and 'Modded' versions of the game. In the 'Installations' section, Custom installations can be created and edited. There is also a 'Patch notes' section where the patch notes of the game's update can be seen, including the snapshots (if enabled).

If the user isn't logged into an account that has purchased the game, the 'Play' button appears as a 'Play demo' button that downloads and launches the demo version of the game.

If the device is not connected to the internet, the game can be run in offline mode, but only if the game has been initially downloaded.

One can launch multiple instances of the game by pressing the 'Play' button whilst the game is running.

The main 'Play' section allows the user to download (if needed) and launch Minecraft: Java Edition with the 'Play' button, and also includes an installation selection on the left (which sorts installations by last played), the user's Java Edition username on the right, and a list of the latest news for the game from below. By clicking on it, users can manage or log out of their active account, and see a 'Help' page with various links to helpful sources. If a Microsoft account is used, this is the player's Xbox Gamertag (which might differ from Minecraft: Java Edition username), otherwise it is the player's Java Edition username. The top left corner of the Minecraft Launcher contains the user's currently active account name. On the left side, a 'News' tab, a tab for each game, and the Minecraft Launcher 'Settings' tab can be seen. Subsequent logins can be done in the 'Settings' tab. On the initial login screen, users must log in with a pre-existing Microsoft account, Mojang Studios account, or legacy Minecraft account, otherwise they can create a new Microsoft account by clicking the link.

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