The issue still exists with the current .msi installer as of 2018-04-27. It isn't relevant to the Java launcher.
This issue is still present.
@CubeTheThird, then what did? There was no pre-existing desktop shortcut.
It seems that the .msi installer does not set the working directory of the desktop shortcut correctly; on Windows 10, viewing its properties gives a blank 'Start In' field.
Changing this to the Minecraft installation directory solves the problem.
Also, I uninstalled and reinstalled the launcher, and the same thing happened.
Keep in mind that there's no such thing as 1/3 of a durability point. Unbreaking makes it so that there's a chance that you won't lose a durability point.
I can confirm this. The following exception occurs when trying to reel in the fishing hook, which then stays underwater without moving.
Also, this command fails with an unknown error.
However, this one works.