Players who have not played Minecraft for a while, but have the game downloaded, can simply update the game to get the latest version (1.16) through the Minecraft Java Edition Launcher.

You'll need a Microsoft account to download Minecraft but that's no sweat to do. Choosing between the two versions, Java and ...

Here's how to download Minecraft for PC. We'll help you make the right choice between Minecraft Java Edition and Minecraft Windows.

Methods to download and install mods on Minecraft Java and Bedrock Edition How to install mods in Minecraft Java Edition Since Java Edition is the older version of the game, it has support for mods.

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.

Minecraft Java Edition players can only cross-play with people on the same version, which is relegated to PC, Mac, and Linux.