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MCL-13519

Launcher fails to launch game and then incorrectly claims that the game is already running

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When I open the launcher and press 'Play' for the first time, the launcher closes and nothing happens. 

Upon opening the launcher and pressing 'Play' again, the above warning appears. 

I've restarted multiple times and it keeps happening. Also cleared the task in task manager and again it still happens. 

Also, I have uninstalled and reinstalled the game and that does not work. 

Any ideas?

Linked issues

MC-177391 Minecraft not starting MC-200029 Minecraft Starts Only In The Background MC-202917 The skin and the game not loading MC-204723 Doent open MC-204753 Launcher works fine but the game won't launch (won't even show a crash report) MC-210570 Loading error MC-212591 Minecraft don`t launch MC-212603 Minecraft Launcher will not open UI since January 19th on all my computers. MC-217696 Minecraft isn't launching MC-220760 Not letting play in Minecraft MC-224499 The Launcher opens perfectly but never starts the Game MC-224500 Game does not launch MC-228353 can't open game MC-229008 Minecraft 1.17 not launching MC-229868 My Minecraft Java is not working. MC-231652 Can`t Join the Game but No Games is Running MC-232591 Minecraft java 1.17 doesn’t open MC-232625 Minecraft not opening, the launcher is working fine but the actual application isnt opening MC-233132 minecraft not starting up after i clicked on play MC-233779 Cant play any versions of Minecraft MC-234276 Minecraft fails to launch the game from the launcher MC-236036 My Minecraft Launcher wont launch Minecraft every time I click Play MC-238276 minecraft not launching MC-238629 My launcher loads but then nothing happens! MC-239024 Minecraft launcher won't load MCL-12634 Minecraft is not appering on screen, I press play it loads completely but the game will not show up anywhere. When I press play agian it says I have a game already running but there is no game. I just bought the game and have played it once MCL-12864 Minecraft.exe is invisible after launching MCL-12955 Says that the game is already running MCL-13528 Game already running MCL-13614 Unable to open minecraft MCL-13664 Minecraft 20w15a does not start MCL-13683 Minecraft never launches MCL-13833 Minecraft says 'Game already running' when I start MCL-13990 Game wont appear on my screen MCL-13991 my mincraft is not launching MCL-13992 Game wont appear on my screen MCL-14081 Minecraft won't launch MCL-14141 Won't launch game MCL-14283 Game doesn't start MCL-14366 The game is runing when its not runing MCL-14488 Minecraft doesn't starts MCL-14693 Minecraft Launcher Bug MCL-14864 game doesn't launch after clicking play MCL-15045 When i click play, nothing happens. MCL-15105 Minecraft won't launch MCL-15115 Bug MCL-15705 Minecraft Not Opening MCL-15710 launcher doesnt open MCL-15730 minecraft launcher states that minecraft has already loaded, although it has not MCL-15840 Launching issue MCL-15929 Java Launcher won't open MCL-15950 Minecraft Java Edition is not launching MCL-16059 Launcher won't Launch properly MCL-16104 Launcher failing to run Minecraft MCL-16370 Can't launch Minecraft MCL-16378 Cant play minecraft 1.8.9 vanilla or modded with minecraft launcher. MCL-16577 Minecraft doesnt launch unless i go to task manager and close the backround launcher. MCL-16714 Game won't launch. MCL-16792 Game Already running MCL-16808 I click play on Minecraft Launcher and nothing happens. MCL-16871 Game launches and plays fine on first launch, but doesn't launch the game at all the second time or after. Requires game reinstall to launch again. MCL-16920 MInecraft wont open MCL-16950 Multiple Launcher MCL-17275 launcher won't launch the game MCL-17289 The Game Will Not Start MCL-17313 The Minecraft launcher opens, but when I press play, the game doesn't open. MCL-17568 Whenever I press play, my launcher would load but it would never appear on my screen. However if I try to click play again, it would say my game is already running, even though i cannot see the screen. MCL-17618 Launcher Failing MCL-17959 I can't launch minecraft MCL-18051 Minecraft launcher does not launch the game. MCL-18100 It appears to me that I’m playing when I’m not MCL-18123 I can't play on any other versions of Minecraft:Java other than 1.17 and snapshots of 1.17 MCL-18374 My Minecraft Launcher MCL-18637 "The game is already runnning in this directory" MCL-18770 Minecraft does not open when I press play on the launcher and it only opens up when I use labymod or something. MCL-18928 I can´t play minecraft since mojang accounts migration MCL-18954 Minecraft Java launcher issue. MCL-19261 Launcher opens, but isn't visible MCL-19750 My minekarft doesnt start MCL-20361 Not opening game MCL-20443 Not downloading after installation, I need to get what I paid for. MCL-20479 Not working

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violine1101

Does the issue persist after restarting your computer?

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Yes it does, I've tried restarting a few times.

 

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Yes it does, I've restarted my computer multiple times.

violine1101

We do not have enough information to find the cause of this issue.

Please attach the full launcher log found in [minecraft/launcher_log.txt|https://minecrafthopper.net/help/guides/finding-minecraft-data-folder/].

This issue has been temporarily closed as Awaiting Response. Once the requested information has been delivered, the report will be reopened automatically.

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I can't find the full launcher log as you've explained, is this it? I've attached the files in the attachment section.

violine1101

Hmm, those are the logs from the game itself, but the launcher has a separate log that we need. Are you sure it doesn't exist? It should be directly inside of your .minecraft folder. Please try opening the launcher, launching the game once, close the launcher, and then look for the file.

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Oops sorry, think it's here. 

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Yup think I've found it here - thanks for that

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Any luck with that?

 

violine1101

Someone else reported this same issue earlier today, so this will need to be looked at by a dev. Your launcher log will be helpful to solve the issue though!

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Okay, thanks. What do I need to do from here?

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Or do I just wait to hear from you guys? 🙂

 

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Hi Violine1101, do I need to present this error to a dev, or will you be doing it on behalf of me? I would just like to know so that I can make some progress with the issue and get playing again.

violine1101

Just wait. The devs will take a look at this, just posting a ticket here is enough. In the meantime, you should be able to use the "Start anyway" button in order to play Minecraft.

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That's the issue, Minecraft does not start when I select 'Start Anyway' so I cannot play at all at the moment.

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Any ideas for why I can't play when I press 'Start Anyway'? Rather frustrating as I haven't been able to play for 3 weeks now.

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Seriously, this happens to me _*laughs,_ just go back to Minecraft again, then it will bring you to the game. It worked for me.*

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I wish it worked like that! I've tried that about 4 times in a row haha. Uninstalled and cleared all minecraft folders off of my pc. Checked firewall settings. Cleared all minecraft files before each restart on task manager... Soooo frustrating!

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Ive Been Having the Same issue

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me esta pasando...

 

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Is it fix. Beacose it happens to me.

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I am also having this issue. This is the second issue with the launcher this week!

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i have the same problem

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My brother is also having this issue when on the mcl

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same keeps happening to me aswell

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I have the same problem, but I don`t understand how to repair that from this what is type here. Can someone explain me this thing that, so I can understand how to repair that ??

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I have a solution, I open Minecraft and from the task manager close Java then open Minecraft again, so it works for me, if it doesn't work try about twice as much

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i haven't played in 3 weeks because of this problem, but today i got bored and just deleted all my mods like optifine, and like a miracle it successfully launched.

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hi this is still happening to me in march 2021 and i haven't played since l3 weeks help plis

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violine101 could you please just type anything that i should send or do to fix my game because i don't really understand any of this and i just wanna play the game

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I have the same problem i tried every solution online nothing it won't launch unless go to vista or below which they are ending the compatibility what do i do

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I didn't check this for like a month because my game was working but now I'm back because its not working again what do i do

 

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we need help not just open and reopen plis

 

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please stop resolving this issue because it isn't solved and my Minecraft isn't working and i just want to play.

 

yesterday it worked but after an hour it happened again

 

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I have the same problem too

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Posted same message on another but i realized this matches my problem more specific.

 

The same thing keeps happening to me. Once I start the game it starts normally when I press play until it starts to load. Then it just suddenly stops and says something like ''Minecraft doesnt answear''. I've tried looking for bugs or viruses on my computer, restarted it, completly  gotten rid och downloading the game again but nothing seems to work. I don't understand what could be the problem to this and me not having english as my first launguage is not helping here. It's really hard to understand what I should do. PLease help me. I'm kind of freaking out.

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same problem here too. I tried deleting the .minecraft folder, then every trace of the game and re downloading it, I even tried running a factory reset on mp PC and getting the game new on what is functionally a new computer.

But nothing worked.

Needless to say I'm more than a little unhappy about this.

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I've had this issue before and know how to fix it. Go to task manage scroll all the way down to where it says Minecraft launcher click on it, then at the left right it will say end task and it'll allow you to play Minecraft again, just make sure when you want to play Minecraft again, repeat this procedure.

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This same thing is happening to me. Clearing the task from Task Manager didn't work. Re-installing the launcher didn't work. I have no mods installed, fresh install of Minecraft. 

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