Minecraft Error: org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated [duplicate]

Minecraft gives me this message in the crash report:

---- Minecraft Crash Report ----
// Sorry :(

Time: 23/1/15 8:28 PM
Description: Initializing game

org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:252)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:306)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:848)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:757)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:739)
    at bss.an(SourceFile:526)
    at bss.ak(SourceFile:355)
    at bss.a(SourceFile:302)
    at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:124)


A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:
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-- Head --
Stacktrace:
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:252)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:306)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:848)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:757)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:739)
    at bss.an(SourceFile:526)
    at bss.ak(SourceFile:355)

-- Initialization --
Details:
Stacktrace:
    at bss.a(SourceFile:302)
    at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:124)

-- System Details --
Details:
    Minecraft Version: 1.8.1
    Operating System: Windows 7 (x86) version 6.1
    Java Version: 1.8.0_31, Oracle Corporation
    Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
    Memory: 52381136 bytes (49 MB) / 101867520 bytes (97 MB) up to 518979584 bytes (494 MB)
    JVM Flags: 2 total; -XX:HeapDumpPath=MojangTricksIntelDriversForPerformance_javaw.exe_minecraft.exe.heapdump -Xmx512M
    IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0
    Launched Version: 1.8.1
    LWJGL: 2.9.1
    OpenGL: ~~ERROR~~ RuntimeException: No OpenGL context found in the current thread.
    GL Caps: 
    Using VBOs: No
    Is Modded: Probably not. Jar signature remains and client brand is untouched.
    Type: Client (map_client.txt)
    Resource Packs: []
    Current Language: ~~ERROR~~ NullPointerException: null
    Profiler Position: N/A (disabled)

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Best Answer

What are your computer specs? If you are using Intel Series 4 chipset or earlier, you may not be able to run Minecraft on your computer. You can also try updating your video drivers. If that still doesn't work, you will either have to stick with Minecraft 1.7.2.

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How do I fix this error Lwjgl Lwjglexception pixel format not accelerated?

Outdated GPU driver \u2013 In the vast majority of cases, this particular error will occur because the computer is using an outdated GPU driver. Several affected users have reported that they managed to resolve the issue by updating the driver to the latest version.

What is pixel format not accelerated?

A missing or outdated video card driver in your computer can cause the error of Pixel format not accelerated in Minecraft, so you should make sure that the graphics card driver in your computer is up to date, and update it if it's not. There are two ways to update your graphics card driver: manually and automatically.

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