If I press 'esc' within a few seconds of world gen, everything works (HUD disappears, etc.) up to the point that the pause menu appears. At that point, my cursor is still locked and the crosshair is still on screen, but there is no not responding message, thereby meaning it's not a Windows issue, but a MC issue.
Cleaning up old tickets: This ticket has not been updated recently (~7 months+) so is being closed as Cannot Reproduce. If you feel this is still a valid issue and is affecting the most recent versions, then please comment, or create a new ticket following the Issue Guidelines.
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