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.

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

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 launching it on macOS, you’ve probably hit a few roadblocks. Some versions don’t ...

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