I deleted Minecraft from my laptop and want to play again, but I have to buy it again, why?

Hello, Ed. Thanks for reaching out. I'm Lucas, an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user just like you. I'll be glad to help you out.

You should not need to purchase it again. If it is asking you to purchase, it is just a bug/glitch. Rest assured that you will not need to spend money to play it again.

First, please make sure you are trying to play it with the account that purchased it.

Then, try to download the Windows 7/8 launcher. Try playing the game using it. The Windows 10 launcher is having some instabilities lately.

https://minecraft.net/download

If the launcher says it is incompatible with your Windows version, please try to run it on compatibility mode:

Right-click the Minecraft Launcher > Click Properties > Go to Compatibility tab > Check Run this program in compatibility mode for > Select Windows 7/8.

See how it goes and please let me know.

When i use my mojang credentials it says they are disabled. I did migrate i also have the email

May you try purchase, but not fully do so. Just to check if it acknowledges that you own the game when you try to make a purchase. However, you can gather all the details on account and migration and get further assistance from Microsoft Support: https://support.microsoft.com/

Please can you check your profile page to see if you have completed the migration process: https://www.minecraft.net/profile

You will be asked to sign into your account. Please try the Mojang account first before trying your Microsoft account.

Hi. My name is Brilliant and I am happy to assist you today.

You can try sign out the Microsoft Store account and then sign back in. You can also use different devices or browser to signs in and see if that helps fix your issue.