Minecraft Launcher won't open

TheLostGuyInThePuddle · Jul 17, 2022

yes i know a lot of ppl have been asking this but i still cant find the solution to my problem

so first things first, my minecraft was working perfectly fine but after 2 weeks from not opening mincraft, i wanted to play again but for some reason it directed me to the microsoft store to update the microsoft gaming services or something. After i did, i tried running minecraft but everytime i click on the icon, the minecraft window comes up for one second and then closes off completely. Now ive tried

-> Updating my laptop

-> Restarting it (6 times!!)

-> On my other laptop acc, i tried reinstalling minecraft but theres this error saying i cant install the app. so i have to use this windows acc to play mc. i dont want to take the same risk of deleting minecraft and not getting it back again.

-> repairing, resetting the app

but it does not work.

What should i do??

:)

Lucas Lauer

Hello, TheLostGuyInThePuddle. 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.

Would you please reinstall the gaming services and reset the Microsoft store and the Xbox app? Please perform these steps with the Microsoft store and the Xbox app closed and make sure there are no games being downloaded or installed on both apps.

- Go to start > Search for PowerShell > Right click > Run as administrator. Type the following command and press enter:

get-appxpackage Microsoft.GamingServices | remove-AppxPackage -allusers

- Press Windows + R and type in "regedit". Press enter.

- Search for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services

- Delete the folders "GamingServices", "GamingServices.net" (if they're still there).

- Go to Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Microsoft Store > Advanced Options > Repair, then Reset.

- Go to Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Xbox App > Advanced Options > Repair, then Reset.

- Press Windows + R. Type TEMP and press enter. Delete all the files inside this folder. Repeat this step by typing %TEMP% and Prefetch. Delete everything on both folders too.

- Press Windows + R. Type WSRESET and press enter.

- Restart your computer. Run Powershell as administrator and run the following commands (one at a time):

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

(this command can show you some errors, this is normal, just wait until it finishes)

start ms-windows-store://pdp/?productid=9MWPM2CQNLHN

- Install the app on that page and select Yes when you receive the User Account Control (UAC) prompt. Also sign in on the Microsoft store with your Microsoft account.

- Restart your computer one more time. Open the Xbox App and sign in with the same account as the Microsoft store.

- Check your computer region/country and language and please make sure it is the same as your Microsoft account (https://account.microsoft.com/profile). Also check your time zone and date/time is correct.

Waiting for your kind reply.

Splatimation

I open the minecraft launcher, log into my account, and then doesn’t let me play minecraft, i can use the minecraft launcher in the xbox app using gamepass, but cannot play minecraft

bastienbo

I have the same issue, sometimes wanting to open a second client for my another minecraft account but have to close my running game to be able to re-open the launcher !

Boring as hell ... please help fixing it (as LuckyVahin201 in the past I was able to open the launcher without closing the game)

LuckyVahin201

I think you misunderstood me - I can still open Minecraft, but while it is running I am unable to open it, and instead it tabs to my Minecraft tab which is open at the moment, however this behaviour does not occur on my old device, and some of my friend's devices.

LuckyVahin201

I have tried the steps provided to no avail, and I have tried both the Windows Store and the Mojang website version to no avail.

Minecraft Launcher won't open