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.

If you’re a Mac user and want to play that blocky sandbox game everyone knows, you’re not alone. But if you’ve tried ...

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.

We explain how to fix Java Virtual Machine Launcher Error, Could not create the Java Virtual Machine on Windows 11/10 computers.