Certain files being corrupt or missing can cause the launcher to behave unexpectedly.
Files becoming corrupt seems to be relatively new.
Windows
Confirmed:
'game/cef.pak' and 'game/icudtl.dat' : Launcher fails to start, sometimes leaving a process running in the background
'game/v8_context_snapshot.bin' : Launcher is blank and window title is missing
Observed through testing, not yet confirmed:
'game/chrome_elf.dll' and 'game/launcher.dll' : Dialogs can appear:
"Couldn't load launcher core from '<launcher installation dir>\game\launcher.dll': LoadErrorNotPresent"
"Unable to start the Minecraft Runtime Environment. This is most likely caused by a corruption. Please try to reinstall Minecraft."
See also: MCL-11754
Workaround
Deleting the game folder in the launcher directory (Usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Minecraft Launcher) and having the launcher redownload the corrupt and/or missing files fixes the issue. Deleting the 'game/.version' file should work too. In the case there is a prompt saying a file is already in use, restart the device then retry the workaround.
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I have not experienced this issue nearly enough (twice) to narrow down the cause, all I know is that it's relatively recent and can happen. I have started seeing people with this issue, and having them do the above workaround fixes it.
That is a different issue, please see MCL-16570
I've just experienced this issue with my launcher being stuck on a grey screen. Managed to solve it by deleting the whole 'game' folder
@unknown, If you are still having issues with the launcher after trying the workaround, you may want to try contacting Community Support
I have the blank launcher bug, and have reinstalled multiple times. but (very randomly) it always keeps going back to the blank launcher every day or two after I reinstall, causing me to reinstall again.
when i enter minecraft they tell me you haven't buy minecraft but i buy minecraft
please anyone can help me for this
@unknown, please contact Community Support for assistance
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Hey, do you have any more information regarding what might cause the files to corrupt?