The Details
MC crashes when you press a hotbar slot key. It is very repeatable, and you can do it yourself very easily.
The Steps
1: Go into spectator mode
2: Press a hotkey button
3: Your game has crashed.
Environment
Windows 11, Java 17, Dell Inspiron 15 3000, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1035G1 CPU @ 1.00GHz 1.19 GHz, 8 GB of RAM.
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