My Minecraft Launcher Only Has a Loading Button

I have played Minecraft for a long time and this has never happened to me before. I recently just built my computer and I am running Windows 7 Home Basic. When I run Minecraft this is the screen I see:

Can anyone help me with this problem? I am an avid Minecraft player and would like to see this problem solved as soon as possible.

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Best Answer

There are two possible solutions. Try both and you should be good to go.

Download the launcher again from minecraft.net.

Try to run Minecraft and if it still doesn't work do this:

Press the Windows Key + R and type %appdata% in the small box.
Locate the .minecraft folder and delete the versions folder inside of it.
In some cases you might have to delete the whole .minecraft folder. In this case make a backup of it to save your resource packs and world saves before deleting it.

Now the game should work as intended.

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Why is Minecraft not loading the launcher?

You can try uninstalling and reinstalling the Launcher. If that doesn't work, you can try resetting the Microsoft Store or repairing and resetting the Minecraft Launcher. Reset the Store: Press the Windows key and the R key simultaneously.

How do you fix the Minecraft launcher that is blank?

3) Try resetting Minecraft in Windows Settings > Apps > Apps & Features > Minecraft > Advanced Options > Repair or Reset. Restart PC and try again. If those all fail then uninstall Minecraft from Settings above, restart PC, reinstall from MS Store Hub (three dots at top right of Store app) > My Library.

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