Any time I run Minecraft (any version) it places "runtime" "game" "nativelog" and "updateLog" on my desktop. I've tried closing the game, deleting them and running it again, and it places them back.
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That sounds like you put the executable (`.exe` file) on your desktop instead of a shortcut.
The launcher is not supposed to run from the desktop folder. When you put the executable there, it will download all the other parts of the launcher and put them next to itself.
Learn the difference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortcut_(computing)
In any case, this works as intended. And you might want to use the installer instead: https://launcher.mojang.com/download/MinecraftInstaller.msi
If you still want to use the .exe file, put it somewhere else and make a shortcut.
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