Summary:
The game enters a "hard freeze" state when Alt-Tabbing out of the window. This occurs both during the world-loading sequence and while actively playing within a world
Steps to reproduce:
Launch Minecraft Java Edition.
Begin loading a world or enter an existing one.
Perform an Alt+Tab command to switch to a different window.
Result: The game window freezes indefinitely and becomes unresponsive.
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