If you open Minecraft in windowed mode and in flight open your inventory, hold the white bar at the top,then you freeze in the air.(this works on servers too)
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You most likely freeze when holding the game window due to the game being paused, or you not being focused on the game window.
As I said in my previous comment, it's most likely due to the window not being in focus. When you switch back to the window, it should update your player position (or make you fall to the ground)
Yes, this bug is caused by window management (not specifically the window being out of focus), but it does not pause the game. Incredibly it can be used in multiplayer, and all other players can interact with the player as they are stuck in midair.
Players apparently use this as an exploit to gain an advantage in competitive games, a Web search led me to people chatting about this back in 2020. I also saw mention that it can be done by reloading texture packs or taking screenshots repeatedly.
I can repro by right-clicking the title bar in the 1.21.3 release on a Realms server. Can this bug be reopened, or else linked to an open ticket (I could not find any)?
Can you attach a video showing this bug?