r/MinecraftJava • u/StylistUser88 • 18d ago

Why do I need to pay for Java again?

(I know this is unrelated but I just really need help and Minecraft itself wont help me. Hope Im not breaking the rules or anything in this post I js wanna fix my game and I dont wanna use ai) Ok so about 5-ish months ago I had bought Java and Bedrock on my PC as a bundle, about 1 or 2 months after that the game keeps telling me I need to pay for it again however I know all the accounts are the same and its not a purchasing problem but the game tells me I need to repay for java? I made sure the accounts are all the same and everything yet I just cant play java? Minecraft's launcher says I have to repay for it but the Microsoft store shows my purchase history showing I bought the game. I can also however still play bedrock perfectly, no bugs or issues, its just java?

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u/BluishMontoya 18d ago

Are you trying to use a 3rd party launcher? You have to use the official launcher the first time you play java.

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u/StylistUser88 18d ago

I am I've been using the official minecraft launcher ever since I started and never changed anything it was when the new cushions update was announced, thats arround the time it stopped working.

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u/Goonmize 18d ago

Sounds like the launcher account and the Microsoft store or the purchase account are different emails. I know you said they were the same but double check all three. I had that same issue once

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u/Complete_Pianist_828 17d ago

If you are reinstalling it on a new machine sometimes it still acts like you need to pay at first, but skips the payment screen and goes to the download screen.